Pentagon says China and climate change 'equally important' national security threats

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Pentagon says China and climate change 'equally important' national security threats​

By Caitlin McFall | Fox News
Nov. 11 2021

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U.S. Department of Defense press secretary John Kirby

"You've heard the secretary talk about the climate as a real and existential national security threat," he continued. "And it is – not just to the United States, but to countries all over the world."

Kirby’s comments came just one day after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi conceded that the U.S. military is "a larger polluter than 140 countries combined," during her trip to Scotland for the United Nations Climate Summit.

"We have been nothing but honest about the fact that we are the largest emitter here, in the federal government," Kirby said "We know that. And that's…one of the reasons why we're taking the climate crisis so very seriously, because we are a contributor to those emissions and we know that."

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Tuesday touted the military’s plan to launch a fleet of electric vehicles as part of President Biden’s push to counter climate change.

Tactical vehicles will be the first to become hybrid, to ease the reliable transition between fully electric and fossil fuel-reliant vehicles.

Roughly 170,000 nontactical cars and trucks used on bases will become fully electric, though it is unclear when this goal will be achieved.

While speaking to the automobile industry in Detroit, Hicks said the U.S. is looking to have the DOD reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The deputy defense secretary said as the administration looks to relinquish its reliance on fossil fuels, it will need to beef up its supply chains for lithium batteries.

"Batteries are also essential to thousands of military systems, from handheld radios to unmanned submersibles, and to future capabilities like lasers, directed energy weapons,and hybrid electric tactical vehicles," she explained.

Hicks said the U.S. is working to shore up its domestic supply of lithium batteries to take on not just climate change, but China.

"It is estimated [that] investments committed to the global lithium-ion battery supply chain are approaching a trillion dollars," she continued. "The problem, however, is that China presently dominates that supply chain."

Defense officials have contested climate change poses a security threat to not only U.S. military facilities today, but to the future of the institution as it addresses prolonged instability worldwide.

"Every dollar we spend recovering from the effects of climate change is one dollar the department is not investing to meet other priorities," Hicks said. "In the face of these increasingly challenging conditions, the Department of Defense must remain ready to defend the nation."

 

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We still don't understand where we pose a threat to US national security?
 

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LOl, as long as WHO doesn't say it, who cares about dirty Indians say.
Lol. Maybe the simple minded Chinese population needs WHO to state it because it is run by white people and Chinese are naturally servile to them. The democratic, civilized world doesn't need WHO stamp but I can see why China does. 😂
 

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Lol. Maybe the simple minded Chinese population needs WHO to state it because it is run by white people and Chinese are naturally servile to them. The democratic, civilized world doesn't need WHO stamp but I can see why China does. 😂
The head of WHO is a black, China is also the vice president of the organization, I never heard any civilized country leave their dead to the wild dogs or drink cow pee to cure diseases.
 

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The head of WHO is a black, China is also the vice president of the organization, I never heard any civilized country leave their dead to the wild dogs or drink cow pee to cure diseases.

That's because you live in a country and society known for lies and propaganda. You should use your VPN and check facts about India from the 100,000 Chinese refugees who have begged to be let in here. 🤣
 

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That's because you live in a country and society known for lies and propaganda.
What a country do you think you are living in? advice, check the latest global human development index to get some general idea.
 

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Check the Freedom of Press Index.
lOl, this western propaganda index which scores India pretty low too, guess you don't know

The 2021 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a French NGO, has again placed India at 142nd rank out of 180 countries.Apr 21, 2021
 

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Lol. Yes. It's all propaganda. That's what non Communist nations are known for. 🤣🤣
India aslo sucks in this western propaganda index, we enjoy being in the same league together.

The 2021 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a French NGO, has again placed India at 142nd rank out of 180 countries.Apr 21, 2021
 

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