It really isn’t.
Via CNS News:
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed hope Wednesday that next week’s midterm election would deliver an outcome that enables Congress to “work together,” in order to deal with critical security issues, including “global warming.”
Hagel, speaking at the the Washington Ideas Forum, argued that climate change presents significant security challenges.
“From my perspective, within the portfolio that I have responsibility for – security of this country – climate change presents security issues for us.”
He cited as an example melting glaciers in the Arctic, saying that was having an effect on exploration for oil, natural gas and minerals.
“As the oceans increase it’ll affect our [military] bases, it’ll affect islands, it’ll affect security across the world,” he said. “So, just from my narrow perspective, what I have responsibility for, that’s happening now, and we have to be prepared for that.”