This new investigation by Barry Sanders examines in detail the environmental impact of US military practices. In a period of unprecedented scrutiny of the social and economic impacts of the US defense policies, Sanders explores a completely different aspect of the situation, declaring military activity, from fuel emissions to radioactive waste to defoliation campaigns, as the single-greatest contributor to the worldwide environmental crisis. Based on research culled from documents released or leaked by the military, `The Green Zone’ is the first book to provide a comprehensive examination of the relationship between militarism and ecological destruction.