Weapons of War: Environmental Impact - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weapons of War: Environmental Impact write by . This book was released on 2013-08-15. Weapons of War: Environmental Impact available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Indian Air Force, from a humble beginning in 1932 with 4 Wapiti aircraft, six Indian officers and 22 hawai sepoys, have traversed a long journey of eighty one years and crossed noteworthy milestones to become the fourth largest air force in the world. While facing several limitations/challenges, IAF have met all the national defence requirements, and made several strategic contributions. With growing economic interests and national aspirations, expanding interests well beyond our territorial boundaries and prevailing internal security challenges, India’s national defence requirements are also increasing. The first Gulf War was a monumental turning point in the war-time employment of aerospace power. Ever since significance of aerospace power in war, crisis and peace time has been gaining ascendency. Kosovo and Libya are the two pertinent examples of the allies virtually relying on aerospace power, without committing any soldiers on the ground. Scrutiny of the emerging global and national trends suggests that employment of the aerospace assets, as well as nation’s expectation from the IAF, will continue to rise. Alongside, there is an unplanned fall in flying platforms, weapon systems and pilot strength of the IAF. This study is an attempt to analyse the history of the IAF in war as well as ‘other than war operations’; to appreciate the emerging trends in geopolitics, aerospace technology and doctrine; and to identify the likely challenges IAF would be facing in the next two decades and beyond. Road map for transformation of the national security framework, indigenous aerospace industry and the IAF has also been suggested.
Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment
Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment write by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. This book was released on 1977. Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Environment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This book describes several weapons of mass destruction and examines the extent and duration of environmental damage to be expected from them"--Jacket.
The Ecology of War
The Ecology of War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Ecology of War write by Susan D. Lanier-Graham. This book was released on 1993. The Ecology of War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Looks at the environmental impact of munitions testing, maneuvers, storage of chemical and biological weapons, nuclear testing, and nuclear-powered ships
Proving Grounds
Proving Grounds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Proving Grounds write by Edwin A. Martini. This book was released on 2015-05-01. Proving Grounds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Warfare Ecology
Warfare Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Warfare Ecology write by Gary E. Machlis. This book was released on 2011-05-29. Warfare Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
