Obama Threatens Military Personnel With JAIL For Defying His Commands [VIDEO] Any member of the U.S. military that openly denies that climate change is man made could be jailed and charged with dereliction of duty. Apparently climate change is a threat to national security and a failure of the recognize it as such will render any military personnel with a charge of dereliction of duty. In Obamas words, Denying it or refusing to deal with it undermines our national security. Make no mistake, it will impact how our military defends our country, Obama added. We need to act and we need to act now. See here: Do you think Obama has become delusional? Is he drunk with power? 