Dan Coats: I Wouldn’t Describe Climate Change as a ‘Threat Multiplier’

[excerpt WARREN What I ░░░░░░░░ like to do is ░░░░░░░░ up another area about ░░░░░░░░ serious threat to our ░░░░░░░░ and economic issues and ░░░░░░░░ s climate change The ░░░░░░░░ is unmistakable human activities ░░░░░░░░ releasing greenhouse gases into ░░░░░░░░ atmosphere and contributing to ░░░░░░░░ climate change A Defense ░░░░░░░░ report from two years ░░░░░░░░ observed global climate change ░░░░░░░░ have wide ranging implications ░░░░░░░░ U S national security ░░░░░░░░ over the foreseeable future ░░░░░░░░ it will aggravate existing ░░░░░░░░ such as poverty social ░░░░░░░░ environmental degradation ineffectual leadership ░░░░░░░░ weak political institutions In ░░░░░░░░ this DOD report described ░░░░░░░░ change as a threat ░░░░░░░░ Director Coats do you ░░░░░░░░ COATS I don t ░░░░░░░░ if I would describe ░░░░░░░░ as a threat multiplier ░░░░░░░░ our job is to ░░░░░░░░ the consequences of potential ░░░░░░░░ in climate relative to ░░░░░░░░ relative to humanitarian issues ░░░░░░░░ falls to other federal ░░░░░░░░ There have always in ░░░░░░░░ history of the world ░░░░░░░░ reactions to different climate ░░░░░░░░ and it is an ░░░░░░░░ that continues.”