All Hell Breaking Loose
The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change
Published on 17. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-250-77294-7 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on previously obscure reports and government documents, renowned security expert Michael Klare shows that the Pentagon now regards climate change as one of the top threats to American national security and is busy developing strategies to cope with it. Its response makes it clear that where it counts, the immense impact of climate change is not in doubt.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
St Martin's Press
Illustrations
Includes 6 black-and-white maps throughout
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-77294-7 (9781250772947)
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Persons
Michael T. Klare is the author of fifteen books, including Resource Wars and Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. A contributor to Current History, Foreign Affairs, and the Los Angeles Times, he is the defense correspondent for The Nation and the director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Content
Introduction
1. A World Besieged
The Climate Threat to American National Security
2. Humanitarian Emergencies
Climate Disasters, Civil Disorder, and U.S. Military Relief Operations
3. States on the Brink
Resource Scarcity, Ethnic Strife, and Government Collapse
4. Global Shock Waves
Food Shortages, Energy Crises, Pandemics, and Mass Migrations
5. Great-Power Clashes
The Melting Arctic and Other Conflict Zones
6. The Homeland at Risk
Domestic Climate Disasters and the Military's Strategic Predicament
7. No Safe Harbors
The Climate Change Threat to American Military Facilities
8. Going Green
The Pentagon as Change Agent
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index