How Dangerous Are Chemical Weapons?
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Evidence has emerged that the Islamic State has been using weaponized mustard gas in Syria and Iraq. Chemical weapons warfare has long been outlawed, and yet they’ve been used on numerous occasions throughout the 20th century. So, just how dangerous are chemical weapons? Well, chemical weapons are considered “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” alongside nuclear and biological weaponry. There have been numerous international bans on their use, stemming from 1899, when the Hague Convention prohibited using “poisonous arms” or “asphyxiating gases.” In 1925 the Geneva Protocol further enacted a ban on both chemical and biological agents, saying that they are “justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world". The most comprehensive int...
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Evidence has emerged that the Islamic State has been using weaponized mustard gas in Syria and Iraq. Chemical weapons warfare has long been outlawed, and yet they’ve been used on numerous occasions throughout the 20th century. So, just how dangerous are chemical weapons? Well, chemical weapons are considered “Weapons of Mass Destruction,” alongside nuclear and biological weaponry. There have been numerous international bans on their use, stemming from 1899, when the Hague Convention prohibited using “poisonous arms” or “asphyxiating gases.” In 1925 the Geneva Protocol further enacted a ban on both chemical and biological agents, saying that they are “justly condemned by the general opinion of the civilized world". The most comprehensive int...
