Chemical Weapons In The Iran-Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq war was an extremely bloody war that started in 1980 when Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein wanted to invade Iran and take back the land that was promised to them in the Algiers Treaty that was signed March 6, 1975. Hussein initially intended for this war to only last a couple of months and would lead Iran to get rid of their current religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, but it did the complete opposite. The war ended up lasting eight years, and caused one million casualties, 1.7 million

Prior to 1915, variations of chemical warfare had been utilized by different warring factions throughout much of world history such as poisoned darts, bitumen, and sulfur. Some proved to be effective, but overall they did not have much of an impact in battle. The Second Battle of the Ypres in 1915 saw widespread use of chemical weapons for the first time. The destruction and chaos that it caused during this battle provided an incentive for its use and development throughout the rest of World War I by all sides of the conflict.

World War 1 was know as “the chemists war” so they are many chemicals going in the air that it cause deaths. The usage of poison gas was war crime and it prohibited the usage of poison or poisoned weapons. The most effective gas was mustard gas. Mustard gas was used to trouble and disable the enemy and contaminate the front. The gas also caused internal and external bleeding, leaving. Poison gas blinded eyes, i can see the victims fighting for breath saying their throats are closing and they know they're going to die of choking.

Poisonous gas was so devastating that after World War One all chemical weapons were completely banned from use during wars. The main use for poisonous gas during World War One was during trench warfare, the gas could be thrown into the trench where a large group of enemies were in a small area, and then they would be forced out because of the gas. Frequently though, most of the enemy soldiers died before making it out. There were multiple types of poison gas used during World War One, and each of the types were used for different purposes. First was mustard gas and tear gas which were mainly used to make enemy soldiers incapable of fighting back and although tear gas doesn’t kill people, mustard gas could kill you but it took weeks and is extremely agonizing. The other two types of gas, chlorine and phosgene, were used with the intention to kill the enemy. Chlorine gas mainly affects your lungs by mixing with the mucous in them and turning into hydrochloric acid. Phosgene is a much more deadly gas than chlorine and most deaths from chemical weapons in World War One were caused by it. Not only was phosgene more toxic than chlorine, it was also harder to detect because it doesn’t really have a color and its smell isn’t very strong. Poisonous gases are another extremely deadly weapon invented during World War One and were extremely painful and

Terrorists today are more than unlikely to use WMD in the future as they fear retaliation from the target country, also states that supply and train. terrorist groups cannot completely control them and they have no guarantee that a terrorist group would not use WMD against them. This article analysis shows that there is a need for more research that will explain how events and situations will make an impact on a terrorist group's decisions about using WMD. Only then can we appropriately analyze the threat of the future use of WMD by terrorists. To continue to prepare for the future use of WMD, governments should boost the training of efficient response personnel and increase funds to proliferation, research and development programs such as

Chemical warfare was a major component of World War I. The use of poison gas was first used during this war. This new invention was easy to use with trench warfare because it could kill multiple numbers of soldiers at one time. The types of poison gas used were tear gas, chlorine gas, and mustard gas. Tear gas caused temporary blindness and serious irritation to the nose and throat of the victims (independent.co.uk). Chlorine gas causes a burning pain in the throat and eyes with a difficulty to breath (vlib.us). The symptoms of mustard gas are mustard colored blisters on your skin and inside of you if you inhale the gas (firstworldwar.com). These gases can be deadly. Poison gas changed warfare because it caused so many casualties. It stays

For example, the Germans were the first to use poison gas in battle, which was later used worldwide by all nations kill invaders and attack. Also, 140,000 laborers in China were forced to dig trenches. “Between 1914 and 1918 more than 15 million men and women lost their lives as a direct result of the conflict, making it one of the deadliest wars in all of human history.”( Welcome to WW1 Facts! 1). The main gases used in war include Lachrymator (tear gas), Sternutator, and Suffocating gases. Furthermore, the Lachrymator caused temporary blindness,and serious irritation to the nose and throat of the victims.The sternutator attacked the eyes and the lungs, and later it was mixed with chlorine and became more deadly than before. The suffocating gas caused severe edema (swelling of lungs) and killed the victim in a matter of hours. Moreover, several trenches were built all around the world. Trench warfare was method of fighting where opposing armies fought from and defended their territories using a system of dug out tunnels. The allies in China, managed to produce more than six thousand five hundred tanks. Between 1914-1918 more than fifteen million men and women lost their lives. More than 6 million deaths were caused by disease and famine. To summarize, World War I was a time of many casualties and

The modern use of chemical weapons has been used since World War I. By using poisonous gas to inflict suffering and significant casualties. For example, chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas were used to inflict burns on the skin or as a choking agent. Since the time of World War I, chemical weapons have impacted more than a million deaths. But, there are weapons of mass destruction in place used by terrorists. Weapons of mass destruction include Nuclear, biological, radiological, and explosives. One weapon of mass destruction can destroy a whole city, killing millions and clearing all future generations by using a Nuclear weapon; the most dangerous weapon on earth. Even though, nuclear weapons have been only used twice in warfare of Hiroshima

Chemical attacks conducted by Aum Shinrikyo in 1995 and the Iraqi government against the Kurdish people in the late 1980s have not had a significant impact on counterterrorism preparedness against chemical weapons in the United States. Even though Aum Shinrikyo had a level of expertise with chemical agents and the ability to produce them, it was proven that attacks of this nature are easy to carry out but difficult to gain the desired effect from. Initially, Aum thought their attack would kill thousands if not more however the generally poor quality of the sarin gas coupled with the inadequate dispersal devices degraded the attack’s effectiveness significantly (A case study on the Aum Shinrikyo, 1995, Sect 5, Para 3). Since this was the most effective chemical attack conducted by a non-state actor, one can readily see the difficulties involved in effectively dispersing gas, even in a relatively enclosed area. It is exactly these difficulties experienced by the Japanese terrorists that have led America into a relative calm over a threat of chemical terrorism as it would likely prove relatively ineffective in the absence of direct assistance from another nation.

On April 22, in the Second Battle of Ypres, in World War 1 (WWI), the first chemical weapon was used. After over 101 years of this dilemma, the world has yet to find a solution for the pressing issue of chemical weapons as a threat to international security. Chemical weapons are highly toxic and are made to expose radiation and consequently kill living organisms. There are many types of these deadly gases, hence many different effects on people. These include brain damage, skin rashes/damage, and asphyxiation. After WWI, the Geneva Protocol was created in 1925; this banned the use of chemical weapons in any conflict. It was signed by most of the countries with the resources to create such weapons, but not all countries signed it. Later, in 1993, the Chemical Weapon Convention (CWC), also called the Convention on the

During World War I many new kinds of weapons and technology were invented and improved. Some of these weapons included tanks, chemical and biochemical weapons, grenades, and machine guns. Chemical Warfare was used for the first time on a large scale in World War I. There are two main types of chemical warfare, one affects the surface of the body they come in contact with and the other affects the nervous system. Almost all chemical warfare weapons needed to be inhaled to cause severe damage or death. Chemicals that caused neurological damage acted by blocking the transmission of nerve messages throughout the body, these types of chemicals included tabun, soman, sarin, and VX (“Chemical and Biological

As early is 2013 the deadly gas has been used in Damascus and Khan al-Assal attacks. This is a terrible reminder that chemicals such as sarin are still be developed to be used as weapons. According to Sullivan "U.S. has obtained fresh evidence that sarin nerve gas was used in an attack and that taking military action against the government of President Bashar al Assad is needed (2013, para 1). This attack did spark outrage from the U.S. and other countries but no military response occurred against

Two month old babies gasp for air, while tears run down their faces from the mustard gas that was used on the Syrian citizens. Reports and videos have shown shells falling from helicopters containing chemical weapons, but only the Syrian government has access to helicopters. The United States has to step in and fight to protect the Syrian people against their own government because chemical weapons have been banned from being used worldwide, chemical weapons cause casualties that are not needed, and if higher powered nations like the U.S. do not intervene in Syria’s use of chemical weapons, more nations will see it as an opportunity to use chemical weapons in the future.

The purpose of this essay is to deal with the fact that chemical warfare should be brought back to modern warfare strategies. As Warren Rudman said, “And they will tell you unequivocally that if we have a chemical or biological attack or a nuclear attack anywhere in this country, they are unprepared to deal with it today, and that is of high urgency.” Rudman’s words are true in what they say and that we should do everything to counter-act his statement. Biological weapons are a key to outstanding success in war and therefore, I strongly suggest that chemical warfare is an effective and producible weapon tactic that can be used on today’s battlefield.

In the fall of 1980, one of the largest and most destructive conflicts to occur since the end of the second world war started between the states of Iran and Iraq. Lasting eight years, the war left approximately 1.5 million dead and around a million casualties with thousands of refugees fleeing both nations.