Trump's intel agencies tell Congress that climate change poses national security thre

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Trump's intel agencies tell Congress that climate change poses national security threats
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Each year the intelligence community puts together a "Worldwide Threat Assessment" report, and it inevitably scares the hell out of Congress and the public by detailing all the dangers facing the U.S. (Hint: there are a lot of them.)

This year's report, published Thursday and discussed at a congressional hearing, makes for particularly disquieting reading.

While it focuses on the increasing danger that **rth Korea's nuclear ******* program poses as well as cyberterrorism threats, one environmental concern stands out on the list: climate change. *

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