US Sec. of Defense Panetta: Climate Change Is A National Security Threat

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks at an annual reception for the Environmental Defense Fund at the Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C., May 2, 2012. Panetta thanked the organization for recognizing Defense Department efforts to make military bases and equipment more efficient and environmentally friendly. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

Climate Change Poses National Security Threat: Panetta -- International Business Times

Climate change could affect national security by spurring conflict over resources and producing more natural disasters, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a prominent environmental group.

In a speech to the Environmental Defense Fund, Panetta said that the military will need to adapt to the implications of a shifting climate, contending that "there are environmental threats which constitute threats to our national security."

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