GG231 Lecture Notes - Mass Murder, Incendiary Device, Thickening Agent
Document Summary
Dubious weapons: the use of weapons to cause indiscriminate destruction to people, structures and crops. Genetically passed on in some cases and can produce mental disabilities and spina bifida. Weapons cycle: production of weapons can be as deadly as their use. Involves contaminated landscapes resulting from escapes, mishandling and careless disposal: cycle considers procurement of materials, testing, manufacturing, stockpiling, shipping and decommissioning. Post-war hazards: homelessness, leftover weapons and unexploded bombs in war zones/cities, minefields or discarded equipment. Land mines are especially pervasive land still covered by unexploded mines in over. E. g. the holocaust: genocide to eliminate an entire group of people. Rwanda genocide: the attempted elimination of tutsis by the hutus sparked by the death of the rwandan. 11. 4 air war, bombings and place annihilation. Tokyo fire bombing: known as 1945 big fire" raid on tokyo. Swept through the most congested districts: more than 130 000 dead civilians.
