Throughout 2008, CNA's Military Advisory Board assessed America's energy posture and the potential threats it posed to our national security.
The Board and its study team received briefings from energy experts, representatives of the U.S. intelligence community, scientists, engineers, policymakers, senior military officers, business leaders, legislators and their staff, regulators, and non-profit leaders. They met extensively with representatives of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, and visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado to meet with senior scientists and engineers and receive briefings on the latest energy technologies.
Board members also presented their own views, based on experience, of the impact energy choices have on our national security and on battlespace effectiveness, and on the technical, fiscal and policy challenges that shape these choices.
The result of this year-long effort yielded Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security drafted to better inform U.S. policymakers and the public about the impact of America's energy choices on our national security policies. The issues explored were considered solely for their impact on America's national security as viewed through the lens of the extensive military experience of the Military Advisory Board.
