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WOOFYGOOFY writes "The NY Times and Voice Of America amongst others are reporting on a study by the U.S. National Research Council which was released Friday linking global climate change to national security.
http://www.voanews.com/content/climate-change-security/1543127.html
http://chronicle.com/article/US-Urged-to-Step-Up-Research /135724/
The report which was developed at the request of the C.I.A. characterizes the threats posed by climate change
as "similar to and in many cases greater than those posed by terrorist attacks."
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=14682&page=1
If the effect of unaddressed climate change is the functional equivalent of terrorist attacks on the nation, does the Executive Branch, as a matter of national security, have a duty and a right to begin to act unilaterally against climate change irrespective of what Congress currently believes?"
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http://www.voanews.com/content/climate-change-security/1543127.html
http://chronicle.com/article/US-Urged-to-Step-Up-Research
The report which was developed at the request of the C.I.A. characterizes the threats posed by climate change
as "similar to and in many cases greater than those posed by terrorist attacks."
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=14682&page=1
If the effect of unaddressed climate change is the functional equivalent of terrorist attacks on the nation, does the Executive Branch, as a matter of national security, have a duty and a right to begin to act unilaterally against climate change irrespective of what Congress currently believes?"
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NRC Report Links Climate Change to National Security