{"id":952631,"date":"2021-11-02T07:29:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952631"},"modified":"2021-11-02T07:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:29:23","slug":"biden-admin-to-add-a-climate-policy-czar-to-u-s-military-while-china-builds-hypersonic-missiles-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-add-a-climate-policy-czar-to-u-s-military-while-china-builds-hypersonic-missiles-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin To Add A Climate Policy Czar To U.S. Military While China Builds Hypersonic Missiles: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-to-add-a-climate-policy-czar-to-u-s-military-while-china-builds-hypersonic-missiles-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=952631&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s administration will reportedly add a climate policy czar to the U.S. military to combat climate change while communist China focuses on rapidly expanding the size and capabilities of its military.<\/p>\n<p>Defense One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/threats\/2021\/10\/pentagon-will-add-climate-policy-czar\/186502\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Defense Department released a climate risk analysis this month that says the warming climate poses an \u201cexistential threat\u201d to America\u2019s security. Climate change affects many facets of the military including bases being at risk in increasingly dangerous storms, the national guard being stretched thin responding to more frequent natural disasters and overall global instability driven by a warming climate that could require more military response.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Colin Kahl, the defense undersecretary for policy, said at an event hosted by New America that prioritizing climate change has not been done enough in the organization that he oversees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re going to say that this is a national priority and it\u2019s a priority for the department, then it needs to be a priority for my organization too,\u201d Kahl said. \u201cSo we\u2019re going to be making some organizational changes in the coming weeks and months to make sure we have an organization that champions these issues and that it is resourced to champion these issues, to make sure it gets integrated into all the various documents we oversee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if that meant that the department would create a new policy position that focuses on climate change, Kahl responded, \u201cWe will have a senior person who deals with the whole range of these issues, and we\u2019ll probably announce that in the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move by the Biden administration comes as China focuses on rapidly expanding the size and capabilities of its military for space, land, sea, and air operations.<\/p>\n<p>Four-star General John E. Hyten, the outgoing Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned last week that China\u2019s military progression was \u201cstunning\u201d and that the U.S. must take immediate action to remain the world\u2019s preeminent superpower.<\/p>\n<p>Hyten made the remarks following China\u2019s second hypersonic missile test, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-officials-sound-alarm-on-stunning-chinese-hypersonic-missile-test-no-idea-how-they-did-this\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;caught U.S. intelligence officials off guard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalling China a pacing threat is a useful term because the pace at which China is moving is stunning,\u201d Hyten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-u-s-general-warns-about-chinas-military-progress-u-s-problems-we-have-to-do-something\">said<\/a> on Thursday. \u201cThe pace they\u2019re moving and the trajectory they\u2019re on will surpass Russia and the United States if we don\u2019t do something to change it. It will happen. So I think we have to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just the United States but the United States and our allies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s administration will reportedly add a climate policy czar to the U.S. military to combat climate change while communist China focuses on rapidly expanding the size and capabilities of its military.Defense One reported:The Defense Department released a climate risk analysis this month that says the warming climate poses an \u201cexistential threat\u201d to America\u2019s security. Climate change affects many facets of the military including bases being at risk in increasingly dangerous storms, the national guard being stretched thin responding to more frequent natural disasters and overall global instability driven by a warming climate that could require more military response.Colin Kahl, the defense undersecretary for policy, said at an event hosted by New America that prioritizing climate change has not been done enough in the organization that he oversees.\u201cIf we\u2019re going to say that this is a national priority and it\u2019s a priority for the department, then it needs to be a priority for my organization too,\u201d Kahl said. \u201cSo we\u2019re going to be making some organizational changes in the coming weeks and months to make sure we have an organization that champions these issues and that it is resourced to champion these issues, to make sure it gets integrated into all the various documents we oversee.\u201dWhen asked if that meant that the department would create a new policy position that focuses on climate change, Kahl responded, \u201cWe will have a senior person who deals with the whole range of these issues, and we\u2019ll probably announce that in the next few weeks.\u201dThe move by the Biden administration comes as China focuses on rapidly expanding the size and capabilities of its military for space, land, sea, and air operations.Four-star General John E. Hyten, the outgoing Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned last week that China\u2019s military progression was \u201cstunning\u201d and that the U.S. must take immediate action to remain the world\u2019s preeminent superpower.Hyten made the remarks following China\u2019s second hypersonic missile test, which\u00a0reportedly\u00a0caught U.S. intelligence officials off guard.\u201cCalling China a pacing threat is a useful term because the pace at which China is moving is stunning,\u201d Hyten said on Thursday. \u201cThe pace they\u2019re moving and the trajectory they\u2019re on will surpass Russia and the United States if we don\u2019t do something to change it. It will happen. So I think we have to do something.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s not just the United States but the United States and our allies because that\u2019s the thing that really changes the game,\u201d Hyten added. \u201cIf it\u2019s the United States only, it\u2019s going to be problematic in five years. But if it\u2019s the United States and our allies, I think we can be good for a while.\u201dHyten warned that the U.S. is currently only making \u201cmarginal progress\u201d in responding to the growing Chinese threat because \u201cthe Department of Defense is still unbelievably bureaucratic and slow.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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