1st Edition

Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment

110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

110 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

1. Nuclear Weapons  2. Chemical and Biological Weapons  3. Geophysical and Environmental Weapons  4. Epilogue

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