Chemical weapons are one of the most devastating and lethal weapons ever created by humankind; they have caused massive destruction since their introduction in World War One and still wreak havoc on today's battlefields. Chemical weapons continue to be used all over the world on battlefields and against civilian populations, unfortunately, very little has been done by the international community to prohibit chemical weapons as only three international treaties have been created with the aim to prohibit
Chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons have changed the way that people look at wars forever. Since their implementation into the battlefield, it has been realized that these taboo weapons are ones to be feared. Responsible for an extravagant amount of deaths over the past eighty years, chemical, biological, and nuclear threats are not to take lightly. A nuclear weapon is an “explosive device designed to derive its destructive explosion via nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, or a combination of
Abstract Biochemical weapons distribute deadly toxins and microorganisms, such as viruses and bacteria, with the intent too inflict disease among humans, animals, and agriculture. Biochemical attacks could in fact result in destruction of food plots, temporarily upsetting a small community, and killing large amounts of people, or more outcomes. The way that a biochemical weapon is dispersed depends on many factors. Such as: the agent itself; the preparation; its durability; and route of infection
Agent Orange, and Sarin . When guns and other weapons will not cut it, that’s when in the mind of the governments that chemical warfare became necessary . Since these four chemicals and many more have been used throughout history, the Chemical Warfare Convention banned all forms of chemical weapons, due to the lasting effects of the chemicals on both nations and individuals of those nations. The way the CWC defines a chemical weapon is a toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury
Chemical Weapons Convention By: Jamie Dainty John Sununu once said and I quote, ”When we’re talking about technology that involves weapons of mass destruction, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, there has to be an element of preemption”. Chemical weapons are being fought by chemical weapons convention (CWC), but what is CWC? When some people hear “chemical weapons convention” they might get the wrong idea in their head. They might think of something more along the lines of a
The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) defines chemical weapons as “Any toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation through its chemical action” (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, n.d.). Chemical weapons have been around for a long time since ancient times, in fact some chemical weapons such as chlorine were frequently used during World War I (War of nerves, 2006) (Pitschmann, 2014). Over the years with the increase
gases have been using as chemical weapons to attack people. Chemical weapons had been using in The First World War and they had been using in Iraq against Iran and Kurdistan. Also, chemical weapons have been using in Syria. Chemical weapons killed and injured thousands of people. Therefore, chemical weapons can destroy our life, cause many permanent diseases and attack our world. Chemical weapons are toxic gases, which use in the wars such as World War 1. Chemical weapons used in First World War
first actual use of a chemical weapon was in August 1914. The French utilized tear-gas grenades during an attack against the Germans. One of the more known use of a chemical weapon was at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. 160 tonnes of chlorine gas was released onto the French and Algerian troops. This could be considered the starting point in chemical warfare as it was the first large scale deployment of a chemical gas meant for harm. As more and more chemical weapons were developed, more
ntroduction Why did the United States introduce chemical weapons and defoliant agents into the Vietnam War? The United States Military introduced chemical weaponry in their attempts to defeat communist forces in Vietnam. Because of the nature of the terrain, which consisted mostly of dense jungle, the US Armed Forces were unable to effectively target their enemy, the Vietcong. The introduction of chemical weapons, notably defoliant agents such as Agent Orange, enabled the US military to clear large
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