In a secret report supposedly obtained by the The Observer(1) earlier this year, the Pentagon warns about the possible effects that abrupt climate change could have on global stability. The report, commissioned by defense advisor Andrew Marshall and authored by Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall, says that climate change "should be elevated beyond a scientific debate to a US national security concern." According to the authors, swift changes in the world's climate could create conditions ripe for anarchy, with nations fighting other nations for ever dwindling natural resources. The Pentagon analysis goes on to conclude, "Once again, warfare would define human life." Read more here(2).
1. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html
2. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1153513,00.html