Sikorsky: Trump's National Defense Strategy omitted climate change
Erin Sikorsky · The military’s net-zero aspirations · Feb 23, 2022 · at 11:56
Former intelligence analyst Erin Sikorsky explains how top-level Pentagon defense strategy documents shift across presidential administrations.
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“When you look at the national defense strategy that was released under President Trump, there is no mention directly of climate change in that national defense strategy.”
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