CHARACTERISTICS OF ECOLOGICAL WAR AS MODERN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE TO MANKIND
It is devoted to research of ecological war as one of the main modern global environmental challenges to mankind. Interest in a problem of ecological war, is caused by essential influence of natural factors on an economic component of the states. Was analyzed ecological war through the characteristic of signs of modern global environmental challenges to mankind. Were confirmed theoretical conclusions with practical examples of world history of South of Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Kuwait. The concept “ecological war” is analyzed, the delimiting of this concept from other similar concepts is made. Thus, concept of ecological war is proposed at which it is necessary to understand as set of actions, of the measures undertaken by opponents during long in time with a certain intensity of armed conflict, which party as the basic is offered (or primary) means use destruction (essential destruction) of environment which consequence environmental disaster can be. The conclusion that environmental disaster is a consequence of ecological war that can threaten existence of mankind is of special interest.