Chuck Hagel: “It will serve as the framework, both intentionally and unintentionally, for the future.”

There is going to be some severe reckoning and review, and a top-down, break it all down and asking themselves, who are we? What do we believe in?

There's a perception that it is the military's responsibility to fix the problem. Problems are not fixed by militaries.

This is so unpredictable. And we've never seen anything quite like this in our lifetime, so there is no playbook here.

Planning for climate change is not some frivolous waste of time, a waste of money. It is essential to our troops and to their wellbeing, and the national security of this country.