How the wars are disastrous

1. Wars :
The Destructive
Disasters
Project By-
Piyush Mohite

2. Causes of War
For a Conflict to happen, there must be causes and an
occasion:
• Chief causes were:
– Aggressive Nationalism
– Militarism
– The Alliance System
– Expectation of War
• The occasion (the spark setting off the conflict).

3. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
OF WARFARE
Consumption of resources
Toxic chemicals
Munitions dangers
Nuclear contamination

4. The world’s armed forces
are the number-one
polluters on Earth

5. CONSUMPTION
OF RESOURCES
• Huge amounts of energy (8% in U.S.)
• Large percentage of iron and
steel, and other metals
• Nearly half of Periphery’s debt
is from importing of arms

6. Military spending
0 100 200 300 400
Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, N. Korea
China
Italy
Saudi Arabia
Germany
France
Britain
Japan
Russia
United States
Military spending
(billions of dollars)

7. Our global priorities
0 100 200 300 400
Land mines
Ozone depletion
Deforestation
Global warming
Acid rain
Clean water
Renewable energy
Soil erosion
Energy efficiency
Military
Actual spending
(billions of dollars)
Needed spending
(billions of dollars)

8. Chemical weapons use
Iran, Iraq used gas in 1980-88 war;
Iraq gassed Kurdish minorityGas attacks in World War I

9. TOXIC CHEMICALS
Military toxic wastes
Agent Orange
Chemical weapons use
Chemical weapons disposal

10. MUNITIONS
Gulf War Syndrome
Bombing ranges
Flight ranges
Land mines
Cluster bombs
Depleted Uranium

11. Low-level jet flights
Practice for flying under radar.
Effect on cattle, wildlife,
horses, human stress

12. NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Production, Use, Testing, Waste

13. THE U.N.
 The U.N. was created after World War II with leading efforts by the
United States and key allies.
 The U.N. was set up to be committed to preserving peace through
international cooperation and collective security.
 Yet, the U.N.’s entire budget is just a tiny fraction of the world’s
military expenditure, approximately 1.8%
 While the U.N. is not perfect and has many internal issues that need
addressing, it is revealing that the world can spend so much on their
military but contribute so little to the goals of global security,
international cooperation and peace.

14. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR PEACE

15. Goodness is stronger than
evil,
Love is stronger than hate,
Light is stronger than
darkness,
Life is stronger than death.
Desmond Tutu.

16. Thank You!!!
For Spending Your Precious Time !