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The Defense Department is worried about climate change – and also a huge carbon emitter

  • Written by Neta C. Crawford, Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet launching from the USS Theodore Roosevelt on full afterburner.U.S. Navy/Wikimedia

Scientists and security analysts have warned for more than a decade that global warming is a potential national security concern.

They project that the consequences of global warming – rising seas, powerful storms, famine and diminished...

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