Climate Change is “Risk to U.S. National Security,” Say Military & Security Experts

During the Cold War, the nuclear threat was a defining national security challenge. Now, climate change is “the great global challenge of our era,” says Sherri Goodman, Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense.

Goodman tells The Cipher Brief that “climate change has emerged as the most serious challenge,” in which military leadership will play a leading role.

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