“Climate Change is a national security issue. We found that climate instability will lead to instability in geopolitics and impact American military operations around the world. People are saying they want to be perfectly convinced about climate science projections. But speaking as a soldier, we never have 100 percent certainty. If you wait until you have 100 percent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield.” PeopleIfsWorldWantHappensFoundPoliticsWaitingIssuesSecurityMilitaryPercentImpactClimateClimate ChangeSoldierConvincedCertaintyAround The WorldOperationsNational SecurityProjectionBattlefieldsGeopoliticsInstabilityAmerican MilitaryMilitary Operations Author:Gordon R. Sullivan
“We never have 100 percent certainty. We never have it. If you wait until you have 100 percent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield.” IfsHappensWaitingPercentClimateCertaintyBattlefields Author:Gordon R. Sullivan
“People are saying that they want be convinced [about global warming], perfectly. They want to know the climate science projections with 100 per cent certainty. Well, we know a great deal and even with that there is still uncertainty. But the trend line is very clear. We never have 100 per cent certainty. We never have it. If you wait till you have 100 per cent certainty, something bad is going to happen on the battlefield. That's something we know. You have to act with incomplete information. You have to act based on the trend line.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantWellsStillsHappensWaitingLinesDealsClearInformationClimateEnvironmentalConvincedCertaintyUncertaintyGlobal WarmingTrendsCentsProjectionBattlefieldsIncompleteIncomplete Information Author:Gordon R. Sullivan
