Is this a bad thing, since it would cause issues with the nuclear strike capability of Russia, the UK, France, China, Israel, Pakistan, India, and North Korea, as well as those like Iran who are trying to get nukes?
Climate Change Threatens U.S. Nuclear Strike Capability
Flooding, rising seas and extreme heat from climate change threaten the nation’s ability to launch some of its nuclear weapons, according to a new report by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
The report warns that climate change could undermine U.S. efforts to stop adversaries from using nuclear weapons by interfering with the military’s operation and maintenance of missile launch systems that are a key part of nuclear deterrence.
Missile systems at a Navy submarine base in Georgia and at a launch field in North Dakota face increasing flood threats from climate change that could inundate for weeks at a time access roads that are used to transport missiles and maintenance equipment to the sites. (snip)
“Each leg of the U.S. nuclear triad could be detrimentally affected by climate change,” Kwong said. “We need to recognize and diagnose these climate vulnerabilities now, to make sure that we’re adequately prepared to mitigate these risks where possible and adapt where necessary.”
Would it be better if the climate flipped back to a cool period (it will happen in the next few hundred years, just like always)? There’s always some sort of doomy prognostication with these people.
So. Another major crisis with a simple fix: elevate the road beds in the flood zones. Then it’s good for another 100 years. But during the next 50 years we will likely have new technology to replace those ICBM silos entirely. We already have fewer silos than we had during the Reagan administration. When the next round of silo inactivations come, deactivate the ones that are at highest risk of being blocked by floods. Done.
When a think tank fails to consider such obvious solutions to the “crisis” they are warning about, one wonders if the point of their article isn’t just political activism.