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The Effects of Weapons on Ecosystems

Author : J. P. Robinson

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 81 pages

File Size : 43,72 MB

Release : 2013-10-22

Category : Science

ISBN : 1483157482

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Book Description

The Effects of Weapons on Ecosystems is a five-chapter book that describes the destruction of environment and its various ecosystems by humans. The book also explains the harmful effects, both intended and unanticipated, of the production, testing, stockpiling, and use of weapons of mass destruction. Organized into five chapters, the book begins with a classification of weapons of mass destruction and ecosystems. Subsequent chapter reviews the ecosystemic effects of weapons from data of ecological surveys of actual weapon test-sites and theaters of war. The book will clarify some outstanding issues on effects of weapons on ecosystems to concerned individuals, stimulate follow-up studies to advance the cause of disarmament and the protection of the environment, and lead to further action on these issues.



Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment

Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Publisher :

Page : 116 pages

File Size : 36,24 MB

Release : 1977

Category : History

ISBN :

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"This book describes several weapons of mass destruction and examines the extent and duration of environmental damage to be expected from them"--Jacket.



Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment

Author : Sipri

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 110 pages

File Size : 27,94 MB

Release : 2021-05-30

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1000371409

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The effects of weapons of mass destruction cannot be contained, either spatially or temporally, are unpredictable, discriminate poorly between combatants and civilians, and are highly disruptive of ecosystems. This book, first published in 1977, examines several WMD and analyses the extent and duration of environmental damage to be expected from them. Chapters are devoted to the ecological impacts of nuclear weapons, chemical and biological weapons, and geophysical and environmental weapons.



Warfare Ecology

Author : Gary E. Machlis

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 303 pages

File Size : 23,9 MB

Release : 2011-05-29

Category : Science

ISBN : 9400712138

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The purpose of this book is specific and ambitious: to outline the distinctive elements, scope, and usefulness of a new and emerging field of applied ecology named warfare ecology. Based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop held on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the book provides both a theoretical overview of this new field and case studies that range from mercury contamination during World War I in Slovenia to the ecosystem impacts of the Palestinian occupation, and from the bombing of coral reefs of Vieques to biodiversity loss due to violent conflicts in Africa. Warfare Ecology also includes reprints of several classical papers that set the stage for the new synthesis described by the authors. Written for environmental scientists, military and humanitarian relief professionals, conservation managers, and graduate students in a wide range of fields, Warfare Ecology is a major step forward in understanding the relationship between war and ecological systems.



Nuclear Weapons and the Environment

Author : John Perry

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 191 pages

File Size : 29,93 MB

Release : 2021-03-12

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1793602840

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Book Description

In Nuclear Weapons and the Environment, John Perry highlights the environmental damage caused by nuclear device testing. The failure of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty and the continued proliferation of nuclear weapons is a grave risk to not only human life but to the environment. Pointing to the unstable political situation between a variety of state and non-state actors, the remediation of nuclear test sites, and the risks involved in the production of nuclear weapons, Perry makes a clear case for the dire importance of non-proliferation.



The Effects of Weapons on Ecosystems

Author : Julian Perry Robinson

Publisher : Pergamon

Page : 84 pages

File Size : 37,49 MB

Release : 1979

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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Book Description

Background and approach. Weapons. Ecosystems. Possible impacts of weapons on ecosystems.



Herbicides in War

Author : Arthur H. Westing

Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 29,71 MB

Release : 1984

Category : Science

ISBN :

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Herbicides in war: past and present; Terrestrial plant ecology and forestry; Terrestrial animal ecology; Soil ecology; Coastal, aquatic and marine ecology; Cancer and clinical epidemiology; Reproductive epidemiology; Experimental toxicology and cytogenetics; Dioxin chemistry.



Chemical and Biological Warfare

Author : Eric Croddy

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 316 pages

File Size : 14,68 MB

Release : 2011-06-27

Category : Science

ISBN : 1461300258

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Book Description

The armaments of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) are now widely held not just by nation-states, but by terrorist and criminal enterprises. The weapons themselves are relatively inexpensive and very easy to hide, allowing organizations of just a few dozen people to deploy potentially devastating attacks. While in the twentieth century most arms-control efforts focused, rightly, on nuclear arsenals, in the twenty-first century CBW will almost certainly require just as much attention. This book defines the basics of CBW for the concerned citizen, including non-alarmist scientific descriptions of the weapons and their antidotes, methods of deployment and defensive response, and the likelihood in the current global political climate of additional proliferation.



Warfare in a Fragile World

Author : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Publisher :

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 39,3 MB

Release : 1980

Category : History

ISBN :

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"Among the crucial problems that confront mankind today are those associated with a degraded environment. This book examines the extent to which warfare and other military activities contribute to such degradation. The military capability to damage the environment and to cause ecological disruption has escalated, and there is no sign that the level of conflict in the world is decreasing. The military use and abuse of each of the several major global habitats -- temperate, tropical, desert, arctic, insular, and oceanic -- are evalusated separately in the light of the civil use and abuse of that habitat"--Dust jacket.



Proving Grounds

Author : Edwin A. Martini

Publisher : University of Washington Press

Page : 345 pages

File Size : 16,20 MB

Release : 2015-05-01

Category : Nature

ISBN : 0295805943

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Proving Grounds brings together a wide range of scholars across disciplines and geographical borders to deepen our understanding of the environmental impact that the U.S. military presence has had at home and abroad. The essays in this collection survey the environmental damage caused by weapons testing and military bases to local residents, animal populations, and landscapes, and they examine the military’s efforts to close and repurpose bases—often as wildlife reserves. Together they present a complex and nuanced view that embraces the ironies, contradictions, and unintended consequences of U.S. militarism around the world. In complicating our understanding of the American military’s worldwide presence, the essayists also reveal the rare cases when the military is actually ahead of the curve on environmental regulation compared to the private sector. The result is the most comprehensive examination to date of the U.S. military’s environmental footprint—for better or worse—across the globe.