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More than 50 nonnative reptile species are now established across the state, with many posing severe threats to agriculture, native ecosystems, public safety and the state's economy.

This is not new for militaries that have to defend against such threats of course, but the greater the speed, the harder it becomes.

It said it worked with the NCA to "identify and combat organised immigration crime online and respond to evolving threats".

Political setbacks, missed targets and failed ambitions are certainly alarming and demoralizing in the context of such a threat.

One is to portray rare adverse health effects — some so rare that their very existence is questionable — as major and acute threats.