Threat multiplier : climate, military leadership, and the fight for global security / Sherri Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Sherri W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Risk management--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climactic changes--Risk assessment--United States.

Climactic changes.

Climactic changes--Political aspects--United States.

National security--United States.

National security.

Physical Description:

250 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2024]

Summary:

"For much of the twentieth century, environmental protection was a sideshow to military activities. And yet, today, the Department of Defense has moved from an environmental laggard to a clean energy and climate leader, recognizing that a warming world exacerbates every threat -- from hurricanes and forest fires to competition for increasingly scarce food and water to terrorism and power plays by Russia and China. The Pentagon now considers climate in war games, disaster relief planning, international diplomacy, and even the design of its own bases" -- provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

From weapons to waste

The birth of environmental security

Generals and admirals battle climate change

Melting ice and rising tensions in the Arctic

Drought, oil, and power in Africa and the Middle East

Navigating Asia's disaster alley

Imperiled neighbors to the south

Climate readiness on the home base

Less fuel, more fight

Climate-proofing security

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1642833266

9781642833263

OCLC:

1432148117