Climate change – an opportunity for weapons manufacturers

by Ian Short

I’ve recently been reading This changes everything by Naomi Klein.  Early on the author refers to a statement by the weapons manufacturer Raytheon, which caught my attention.

Expanded business opportunities are likely to arise as consumer behaviour and needs change in response to climate change.

These opportunities include

demand for its [Raytheon’s] military products and services as security concerns may arise as results of droughts, floods, and storm events occur as a result of climate change.

As the disastrous effects of climate change sink in, Raytheon will be there to supply us with weapons to kill each other.