US intelligence warns that climate change threatens national security

The US intelligence services claimed for the first time that the climate change poses far-reaching threats to the national security of USA and stability around the world.

The most extreme weather events “will increasingly exacerbate a number of risks to America’s national security interests, from physical impacts that could turn into security challenges, to how countries respond to the climate challenge,” he said. the White House in a summary of intelligence reports.

The prediction was made in the first official assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the sprawling US intelligence apparatus.

The document was made with the consensus analysis of the 18 elements that make up the country’s intelligence community, the White House said.

According to the agencies, climate change is causing “an increase in geopolitical tension, as countries argue about who should do more.”

This process generates cross-border “sources of tension” as countries respond to the impact of climate change by trying to ensure their own interests.

US national security agencies will consider the effects of climate change in their planning, the White House noted.

The Pentagon, for example, will consider climate change “at all levels, which will be essential to train, fight and win in an increasingly complex environment.”

Migration, a sensitive issue on the southern border of the United States, will also be viewed in part through the prism of climate change, the White House said.

It is “the first time that the United States government has officially recognized and reported this link.”

The text was published ten days after the United Nations climate summit (COP26) begins in Glasgow, which US President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend.

“With more than 85% of global emissions coming from outside the borders of the United States, we cannot solve this challenge alone. We need the rest of the world to accelerate its progress, ”a senior US official who asked not to be named told reporters.