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 | Climate Change: Global Warming Officially a Threat to U.S. National Security |
 For the first time, in 2010, Pentagon planners will include climate change among security threats identified in the Congress-mandated Quadrennial Defense Review that updates Pentagon priorities every four years. The climate change reference follows the October establishment of a new Center for the Study of Climate Change at the CIA. However, this does not mean that the Pentagon and CIA have taken an official stance in the debate over the validity of data on global warming. It only means they wish to be prepared and look at the worst case scenario. Among the scenarios that concern security planners is the melting of the Himalayan ice mass—rivers fed by the glaciers would flood, then dry up as the glaciers retreat, endangering tens of millions of people in Bangladesh. Mass migrations across borders in the area could also soon involve militaries as people compete for food and shelter.
NPR: Article
The drafters of the Quadrennial Defense Review were instructed by Congress to accept the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which predicts that severe weather events will increase in intensity and frequency in the future. This is a mission area where DoD already responds in support of civil authorities. Though the Pentagon does not anticipate new mission areas as a result of climate change, they may see changes in technical specifications for “platforms” where weapons are carried (such as ships or aircraft). Currently, climate change may be more important for intelligence officials than for military planners. Analysts at the National Intelligence Council (NIC) are trying to develop a set of early warning signs to suggest which countries are in most danger of being destabilized as a result of dramatic climate changes.
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