Climate change and the military in China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 43-54

  Brzoska, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic thawing; climate change; greenhouse gases; military; military installations; national security; natural disaster; war

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860266982     PISSN: 00963402     EISSN: 19383282     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096340212438384     Document Type: Review

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