Environmental impact of war

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The study of the environmental impact of war focuses on the modernization of warfare and its increasing effects on the environment. Tactics such as scorched earth methods have been used for much of recorded history; however, the methods of modern warfare cause far greater devastation on the biophysical environment.

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