Environmental problems caused by warfare
Kuwaiti oil fires set by retreating Iraqi forces during the Gulf War caused a dramatic decrease in air quality.Agent Orange , a herbicide , being sprayed on farmland during the Vietnam War Study of the environmental impact of war focuses on the modernization of warfare and its increasing effects on the environment . Scorched earth methods have been used for much of recorded history. However, the methods of modern warfare cause far greater devastation on the environment . The progression of warfare from chemical weapons to nuclear weapons has increasingly created stress on ecosystems and the environment . Specific examples of the environmental impact of war include World War I , World War II , the Vietnam War , the Rwandan Civil War , the Kosovo War , the Gulf War , and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .
