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A world besieged : the climate threat to American national security -- Humanitarian emergencies : climate disasters, civil disorder, and U. S. military relief operations -- States on the brink : resource scarcity, ethnic strife, and government collapse -- Global shock waves : food shortages, energy crises, pandemics, and mass migrations -- Great-power clashes : the melting Arctic and other conflict zones -- The homeland at risk : domestic climate disasters and the military's strategic predicament -- No safe harbors : the climate change threat to American military facilities -- Going green : the Pentagon as change agent.

Journalist Klare describes the impact the coming shortage of natural resources will have on the future of the human race

Altered states -- Seeking more, finding less -- The "Chindia" challenge -- An energy juggernaught -- Draining the Caspian -- The global assault on Africa's vital resources -- Encroaching on an "American Lake" -- Crossing a threshold -- Averting catastrophe

Military leaders say swarms of robots guided by artificial intelligence will soon be a decisive factor on the battlefield. But what if human commanders lose control?