ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CONDUCT OF WAR INTRODUCTION ‘‘War is never an isolated act.” War is a phenomenon of organized violent conflict, typified by extreme aggression, societal disruption and adaptation, and high mortality. Usually a war is a pre-planned activity to begin with by one group or one nation and the group initiates the war by means of violence against the other. The primary feature of this behaviour pattern is a certain state of organized conflict that is engaged in between two or
catastrophic effects of war War is defined as a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations (Merriam-Webster, Merriam-Webster.com). Warfare has been a tool used to acquire new lands and resources, defend religious beliefs, and to acquire freedom. Although, warfare maybe unable to avoid, it should not be used carelessly or without deep and thoughtful consideration. There are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration before a declaration of war is even
communities are left with emotions of hopelessness, insecurity, and doubt. Historical events such as the war on terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the tragic events of September 11th have had a detrimental effect on the entire nation, including the children. Although every child is not directly affected by the aspects of war, it somehow has an emotional effect on all. The involvement of a nation with war affects every individual differently, whether it is out of fear, anger, doubt, hope, or love.
On August 6, 1945, the first of two atomic bombs used during World War II was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Some 70,000 to 80,000 people, of whom 20,000 were soldiers or around 30% of the population of Hiroshima. Nuclear warfare is a very dangerous threat to the human environment and to the humans who inhabit the land. Nuclear weapons are just to show other countries and people how strong you are. Nuclear warfare can claim millions of lives, millions.Nuclear weapons are for terror and mass destruction
The Environmental Disasters of War The war in Iraq is a battle that will have many aftereffects. The land, air and water will no doubtingly be targeted. It is inevitable that the war will tale no toll on the environment. The use of weapons of mass destruction is one of the causes for the disastrous outcome that may occur from the war. They contain many hazardous chemicals that will target the environment and cause waste products to be contained in the atmosphere. Weapons of mass destruction
begun to love life and the world; and we had to shoot it to pieces. " (Remarque, 87) . The dehumanizing effects of war is the main problem in the novel by civilians in this society need to sacrifice themselves, situations in the economic economic systems, and destruction of the environment which is seen throughout the novel " Al Quiet On The Western Front" the author is Erich Maria Remarque. During war civilians have to sacrifice themselves by rushing the goods they purchased. Some examples of goods
Christopher Nguyen J301 Research Paper The Unwinnable War: A Nature of Herbicidal Warfare Mostly consisting of thick costal mangrove, the dense forest spread high across a wet, humid plateau in the countryside of North Vietnam. For centuries its environment provided raw natural resources such as nutrient-rich soil ideal for cultivating rice and flowing streams, providing a reliable water supply to the native people of the region. Now, on a summer day in 1961, it was under attack. Following direct
Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s the world was deteriorating rapidly and pretty soon there would be nothing left. Environmental issues and multiple wars were going on at that time . People were harming the earth and not even noticing. So Margaret Atwood being an environmental activist uses her novel The Handmaid’s Tale to warn the readers about these issues. Trying to make readers appreciate what they have now and to take action to prevent these problems from happening. Not much thought went into
Summary Like any other war the Vietnam War had a lot of devastating effects after the war ended. It also had many causes that changed many things after this war. "The Vietnam War was fought between 1964 and 1975 on the ground in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos, and in bombing runs over North Vietnam."1.There were two opposing sides. On one side it "was a coalition of forces including the United States, the Republic of Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea." And
ignorant to the radiating damage of the poisons like parathion, which can cause long-term effects on both humans and the environment. She argues that through the use of dark and war-like diction, characterization, as well as rhetorical questions. Carson uses dark and war-like diction throughout the passage to express the intensity and seriousness of the problem with the application of parathion to the environment. She used words such as “killing”, “death”, and “deadly” in the book to express how harmful