What is America’s chief of defense most concerned about? While ISIS is high on the list, climate change is also at the forefront of Chuck Hagel ’s agenda. The U.S. Secretary of Defense said earlier this week that climate change is one of the biggest long-term threats to American security that currently exists. “From my perspective, within the portfolio that I have responsibility for – security of this country – climate change presents security issues for us,” Hagel is quoted by the Huffington Post as saying at the Washington Ideas Forum . “This is critically important that we pay attention to this.” Read the rest of Climate Change Threat Akin to ISIS, Says U.S. Defense Chief Chuck Hagel Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: agenda , Arctic , chuck , Climate Change , defense , exploration , forum , glaciers , hagel , IDEAS , ISIS , melting , resource , secretary , security , washington
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Climate Change Threat Akin to ISIS, Says U.S. Defense Chief Chuck Hagel