The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know

The Secret Security Threat The Government Don’t Want Us To Know

The Rest Is Politics · 2026-07-16

Why did the government suppress a report written by senior intelligence officials which named climate and nature collapse as a national security threat? How could ecosystem collapse lead to empty super market shelves, water scarcity and increased risk of conflict? And, ultimately, why has this not become a bigger conversation among politicians?



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Join Caroline Lucas, former leader of The Green Party, as she speaks with senior British army officer, Lt General Richard Nugee and former British diplomat and security expert Arthur Snell.



Read the redacted Joint Intelligence Committee Report here



Find out more about the National Emergency Briefing here.



Find Arthur Snell's new book Elemental here



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