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Security Implications of Climate Change

Washington prepares to take on climate change as a national security threat

By Katherine Walsh

Eshoo and Butts both say the NIE—an assessment, supervised by the National Intelligence Council, on the geopolitical and security implications of global warming—is necessary. Part of U.S. counterterrorism strategy is to address underlying issues that terrorists seek to exploit, says Butts. “It’s not just identifying an organization and destroying them. Since environmental issues are complicating that equation and multiplying existing tensions, it’s a fair topic to be addressed by the intelligence community.”

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