SAFETY ASPECTS OF ASYMMETRIC THREATS

摘要

Asymmetric threats as a new type of war will increase in future the risk of large disasters,rnthus endangering the human being also by burdening of the environment. We observe after the endrnof the "cold war" a change of strategies from symmetrical conflicts between countries, who followrnto a large extend the Geneve Convention, to asymmetric conflicts, which will happen betweenrngovernments and pressure groups, "people's movement" and/or groups, who fight against or forrnreligious/economic conditions or for independence. Contrary to symmetrical wars, where the end ofrna conflict will be settled by some sort of a peace agreement between governments a asymmetricalrnconflict will last until the reasons will be obsolete or may last for a long time until circumstancesrnhave changed. Sometimes such conflicts do not come to a final end, because no legal opponent isrnable to act for such groups. This paper describes the different threats of asymmetric conflicts to thernenvironment including the safeguarding of the population. Preventive measures are of specialrnimportance in these areas of conflicts.