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Climate change threatens global security, the White House, Pentagon and intelligence agencies warn

The reports show a deepening concern that the shifts unleashed by climate change can reshape U.S. strategic interests and offer new opportunities to rivals such as China.

"Climate change touches most of what this department does, and this threat will continue to have worsening implications for U.S. national security," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a foreword to the Pentagon report.
"Climate change touches most of what this department does, and this threat will continue to have worsening implications for U.S. national security," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a foreword to the Pentagon report.Read moreAndreea Alexandru / AP
    by Shane Harris and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post
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