Climate-Derived Tensions in Arctic Security Sandia Report 1

With its mission of national security, research at Sandia National Laboratories is evaluating the impact of climate change within the Arctic. A sister study addresses the physical impacts of uncertainty on the timing and extent of climate change on Arctic security priorities.6 This report presents the implications for the underlying drivers of security within the changing Arctic.

… To imbue popular political acceptance, mainstream climate assessment efforts must minimize scientific risk. Scientific risk minimization entails the maximal use of data to support analyses and conclusions. In science, it is better to