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Daily Episode 233 - Collapse and the US Military
· 23 min · S2 E233
Episode Daily Episode 233 - Collapse and the US Military
The US military is simultaneously contributing to collapse, as it also says it's working to fight against it (climate change and resulting instability). Meanwhile, it's also tying up its resources, firing all its best people, and opening the world to destabilization.
Sources:
West Point’s only climate scientist fired after insisting on human causes of climate change | US news | The Guardian
DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War
The US military’s fatal stance on climate change - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Mission impossible? Quantifying military emissions - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Experts raise concerns of Army readiness amid Pentagon changes under Hegseth
Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot - The Atlantic
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations - The Washington Post
Pentagon furious over Washington Post’s Iran war scoop
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Links in the notes 10
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/west-point-climate-scientist-fired
- https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3064183/dod-preparing-for-climate-change-impacts-official-says/
- https://thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-us-militarys-fatal-stance-on-climate-change/#post-heading
- https://thebulletin.org/2026/08/mission-impossible-quantifying-military-emissions/
- https://www.ms.now/state-of-play/watch/experts-raise-concerns-of-army-readiness-amid-pentagon-changes-under-hegseth-2512781891577
- https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/driscoll-hegseth-military-resignation/688479/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/30/military-leaders-warn-hegseth-against-extending-iran-war-operations/
- https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6060440-pentagon-trump-administration-response-iran-war-dissent-leak-washington-post/
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