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China, climate change are 'equally important' challenges to US: Pentagon
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The Pentagon on Wednesday said the threats posed by China and climate change are "equally important" challenges to the United States.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) China's type 055 guided-missile destroyer Nanchang sails during a naval exercise on Oct. 19, 2021, in the western Pacific. (Sun Zifa/China News Service via Getty Images)
During a Pentagon briefing Wednesday, press secretary John Kirby was asked which posed a greater threat to the United States.
"I think we get paid to examine all threats to our national security," Kirby said. "You have heard the secretary talk about the climate as a real and existential national security threat, and it is not just to the United States, but to countries all over the world."