21.12.2009 - 2012 Warning: Climate change brings new threats to military security
Large disaster, "2012" poster
Global cinema is being aggressively use the "2012" and in Copenhagen, Denmark at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has undoubtedly become the most popular topic of the moment. If we say that the meaning of security during the Cold War refers primarily to the military factor in the post-Cold War era refers primarily to economic factors, then its meaning is now extended to the field of climate change. Climate change is not only unprecedented attention to the international community, an important topic, but also affect the global military security of the new threats. The scramble for resources will be the factors that spawned the war, "the threat of climate change on the world far greater than terrorism" argument would be not an alarmist.
In many African countries, and climate-related stress is "a major cause of instability." In this regard, the Royal United Services Institute said in a report, due to the failure of States prepared to deal with worst-case preparation, the human contribution to climate change threats such as sea-level rise so far deal with fatigue, which ignore the nuclear proliferation and terrorism, the threat is no different.
First, climate change will lead to global unrest and war. As the global climate drastic changes, the decline in food production, water resources and energy shortages, in order to protect limited resources, the world will be at the brink of war at any time. It is predicted that in the next 20 years, the competition for freshwater resources will become an important reason for the war.
Second, climate change will result in environmental refugees. In the next 20 years, to maintain the existing population of the Earth's ability to survive would be greatly diminished. Many developing countries faced with because the people to escape drought and devastating storms caused more serious instability. Due to rising sea levels, large tracts of farmland are flooded, many parts of emigration, a large number of refugees will flood into rich regions. It is predicted that more and more because of immigration, many countries will face serious internal strife.
Third, the military consequences of climate change will become a major force, while the humanitarian relief will be more to replace the military operations. Frequent due to climate change will bring storms, drought, epidemic disease, and massive refugee problems, the military will have to become more involved in humanitarian relief, thus greatly reducing the support capability of combat operations.
A certain sense, "Climate change a threat to global stability will be far more than terrorism", I am not any gimmicks or alarmist. "If climate change can not be slowed down, more than environmental limits, will become the main driver of conflict the country," the future "will become a commonplace of conflict, the war will define human life."
Climate change leading to increase in non-traditional security threats for the future expansion of the military functions of the challenge
Into the 21st century, with the changing global climate, people's awareness of the seriousness of climate change, there has been further deepened. From environmental degradation to the economic crisis, from food security to the war conflict, the danger of climate change are escalating. Because of this, facing the country to respond effectively to non-traditional security threats, as put in the army before the new issue.
From the frequent occurrence of natural geological disasters in terms of major natural disasters and man-made disasters have posed a major threat to national security. Compared with the traditional combat operations, the military implementation of the handle emergencies, disaster relief and other diversified military tasks, often in the timing of events with a very strong and urgency of a sudden, in the event size, geographical conditions and climate and other aspects, high uncertainty, which is no doubt the tasks of the armed forces presented a new challenge.
In addition to reducing emissions and that countries should reduce or even abandon the use of the military, "weather weapons"
It is reported that the UK emissions of greenhouse gases in the country 1% of the gas is discharged out of the British military. To this end, the British military has drawn up a 34% reduction by 2020, 2050, an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emission targets.
In addition to the military around the world in a responsible manner to reduce emissions, it should not artificially disrupt the climate, the unlimited exploitation of meteorological weapons, and used for military purposes. Called weather weapons, is the situation through the manual control, rain and snow, cold and heat and other changes in the weather to change the war, the environment, with military action, to achieve interference, injury, damage or destroy the enemy's purpose.
As early as the 20th century, 50 to govern the United States during the Eisenhower era, the U.S. military had said in a research report clearly stated that "weather control than the atomic bomb is also important" point of view. To this end, the U.S. government is also Air Force Base in Tampa Bay, Florida, established a "McKinley Climate Laboratory" for the development of meteorological weapons, and they are being used in actual combat.
Since the 20th century, 80 years, the U.S. military has collected, compiled thousands of airports around the world meteorological data, and revised on a regular basis. The U.S. military has invested in meteorological research projects include the manufacture of an earthquake, "Argus Scheme" to create lightning, "Day Fire Plan" and the hurricane around the implementation of the artificial rainfall to change the direction of the storm "storm plan" and so on. U.S. Air Force and Navy had also invested in the Alaska Peninsula gakona into a "High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program" pilot bases, these high-frequency electromagnetic waves launchers could be the atmospheric particles as a lens or a focus on equipment use, thereby changing the temperature of the atmosphere and density in order to achieve the final effect of climate change.
Of these powerful weapons, although the weather can achieve short-term military objectives, but man-made large-scale changes in natural conditions, and the planet is a long-term injury.
The impact of climate change will be raised to the height of the national military security to understand the
Climate change directly affects the survival of the human environment, the impact of military security, of course, inevitable.
First of all, the coastal military installations face increasing frequency of hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather conditions of mass destruction threat. In 1992, "Andrew" Hurricane crossing Florida, almost Holmes on behalf of the German Air Force Base, completely destroyed. Although the restoration of the base several times, still does not work properly. In 2004, the Pensacola Naval Air Station was "Ivan," the devastating hurricane hit, was forced to close for one year. According to statistics, until now have been 63 U.S. military facilities and a number of coastal storm facing the threat posed by nuclear reactors.
Second, global warming will cause rising sea levels, so that in some countries overseas bases in danger of being submerged reefs fate. Among these, the most dangerous in the Indian Ocean to an American air base on Diego Garcia. Diego Garcia base as the U.S. strategic bombers stationed at overseas bases of the four has been the U.S. military intervention in an important logistical base for Middle East affairs. However, from the Diego Garcia base in the sea level is only 4 feet, sea level increased slightly, the base may not be available or even ceased to exist.
Furthermore, climate change and ocean currents will change the existing layout, giving rise to changes in military deployment. It is reported that global warming melting the Arctic ice cap faster, and may cause the Arctic Ocean appear to connect the Pacific and the Atlantic a new route, resulting in the U.S. "Arctic backyard" has completely exposed. Russia ships may at any time make use of the route, the use of long-range strike weapons to combat the United States.
In fact, as early as 2007, the U.S. government out of this layer of considerations, the North Pole began to send the Coast Guard. "Rainy day" for possible future military combat ready.
In fact, witnessing the recent war on the living environment of mankind the most direct damage to those who witnessed the depleted uranium, microwave bombs, cluster bombs and other long-term damage caused to the environment, people are that aware of, from a military point of view, not only to address global climate change, with environmental awareness, more countries in the world to foster a "cautious war" concept.
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