The Pentagon demanded total immunity from emissions reporting to protect strategic secrets, but the White House settled for limited exemptions and a set of managed questions.
By Harlan Pryce ·
For decades, the global public believed military emissions were a footnote; a 1998 State Department record shows the security state carved out a hidden sanctuary for its carbon footprint.
By Constance Bell ·
Military officials spent years ignoring predictive models showing that nuclear fire-storms would dwarf the initial blast, deciding instead that the projected death toll was already high enough to meet their objectives.
By Eleanor Voss ·
The US military embedded a top legal officer in a 1998 UN climate session to police the flow of "technology transfers" and protect sensitive sensor networks.
By Marcus Boone ·
Global emissions totals were skewed for decades by a unique national security exemption that allowed the US military to move its carbon footprint off the national ledger.
By Desmond Okafor ·