Restrictions on Conventional Energy, Not Global Warming, Threaten National Security

In this satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storm Florence is shown located northeast of Bardados on Sept. 6, 2006. In a letter, John Kerry argued that Hurricane Florence was an example of global warming damaging national security. NOAA via Getty Images

Democratic Party stalwart John Kerry published a letter this month claiming that global warming—and even the act of scientifically debating global warming—poses a threat to national security. Kerry’s letter lists 58 co-signers with a national-security background, primarily from the Obama administration.

The letter implores President Donald Trump to block the formation of a proposed federal “red team/blue team” panel of scientists to examine global warming issues.