“Right now, you have the belief of that this is for natural sovereignty, but then you have another issue, which is, well, these very same companies that are protecting your country might be selling off weapons to conflict areas around the world that I disapprove. And so if you’re one of the funds, how do you deal with such polarization of views when you’re dealing ultimately with investments in companies that build war weapons?” said Betermier, adding that pension boards don’t have an easy answer to that tension.