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"It was pitched as the “most significant” shift in Australia’s armed forces in
decades. And among the headline announcements, climate change was recognised as
an issue of national security.
But the strategic review of Australia’s military released yesterday doesn’t go
a lot further than that when it comes to the climate crisis. The review devotes
just over one of its 100 pages to what climate change means for defence.
And while overseas analysts and militaries seriously address the strategic
effects of climate change and the role for defence, the Australian review
focused more on climate change as a potential distraction from the military’s
core business of war fighting. As our armed forces are increasingly called to
respond to natural disasters, the review reports, they are less ready to fight
a war.
This focus is too narrow. It’s also a long way from what the research is
telling us, and a long way from what our allies are doing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
