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Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions
2016-02-08 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training troops to war planning to joint exercises with allies. A new directive`s theme: The U.S. Armed Forces must show "resilience" and beat back the threat based on "actionable science." It says the military will not be able to maintain effectiveness unless the directive is followed. It orders the establishment of a new layer of bureaucracy -- a wide array of "climate...
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