Lewisite

During WWII human experimentation was a big controversy in the medical field. The outburst of human experimentation during WWII resulted in the research of the unethical and vexing cases. For forty years African American males were being used as test subjects to test the spread of syphilis and how it affected the human body. The human experiments of the Tuskegee syphilis study were similar to the other experiments in the sense that the doctors carried out the tests without informed consent. When

skin blisters and which often look like severe burns. Even mild exposure to these agents can cause blindness and severe damage to the respiratory system. A well-known example of a blister agent is lewisite. The chemical equation for lewisite is AsCl3 + C2H2 → ClCHCHAsCl2 . Also, one of the reasons for lewisite (blister agents in general) causing large skin and respiratory blisters, that often feel and resemble like burns is because of how they react with water. When they react with water, they produce

The Battle of Zoayang-Yichang: Chemical Warfare Chemical warfare was prominent during the Second Sino-Japanese War that involved two of the strongest countries in the eastern hemisphere, the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China. The war lasted about eight years beginning July 7, 1931 to September 9, 1945 which transpired before and during World War II. The Empire of Japan attacked the Republic of China to attempt to conquer and expand Japan’s influence both with their politics and military

A chemical weapon is defined by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as “...any toxic chemical or its precursor that can cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation through its chemical action. Munitions or other delivery devices designed to deliver chemical weapons, whether filled or unfilled, are also considered weapons themselves.” (http://www.opcw.org/about-chemical-weapons/what-is-a-chemical-weapon/ ) Chemical Weapons (CW) are classified as Weapons

Blood Agents: What are they? The term blood agents came about because at the time they were first introduced, it was believed that, they had an effect on the actual blood itself. This was due to the bright red color it caused its victims, not for the true effects that these agents have on the oxygen in the blood. Blood agents are chemical agents that lessen the amount of oxygen in the blood stream. They do this in one of two ways: they either prohibit oxygen from entering the blood or obstruct

enemy. There are three major types of blister agents that can be categorized as such: sulfur mustard, nitrogen mustard, and Lewisite and halogenated oximes. Blister agents have some very particular traits verses other chemical weapons that are out there. Sulfur mustard gas is clear to yellowish in color or a brown oily liquid with a slight garlic or mustard smell. Lewisite contains arsenic and is a dark oily liquid with a light smell of geraniums. Phosgene, which is one of the most common halogenated

Title 18 U.S.C. 2332a, WMD refers to any material, weapon, or devices that are intended to cause, or is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury to a significant number of people through release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals or precursors, a disease organism, or radiation or radioactivity, including (but not limited to) biological devices, chemical devices, improvised nuclear devices, radiological dispersion devices, and radiological exposure devices. (WMD, 2016)

Schedule 1 – Have few, if any, legitimate uses. These may only be produced or used for research, medical, pharmaceutical or protective purposes (i.e. testing of chemical weapons sensors and protective clothing). Examples include nerve agents, ricin, lewisite and mustard gas. Any production over 100 g must be notified to the OPCW and a country can have a

Records of the implementation of chemicals in battle tactics on a simple scale can be found as early as the Bronze Age.1 However, relatively recent developments in industry have facilitated the production, mobilization, and dissemination of destructive chemical agents. As a result of said technological innovations, the scale of implementation has shifted, resulting in vastly amplified hazards to not just military personnel, but also to the general public.2-3 The Geneva Protocol was enacted in 1925

Chemical warfare was starting to gain momentum during the First World War After using less than ideal equipment from the British against German forces, the United States needed to gain an edge for fighting into the future to increase their chances at mission success. The United States gained experience with chemical weapons from the First World War and after transitioning from World War I to World War II various improvements were made to enhance the capabilities of the Chemical Weapons Service.