Chemical warfare - Wikipedia
WEBChemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (warfare or weapons), all of which are considered ...
Chemical weapon | History, Facts, Types, & Effects | Britannica
WEBChemical weapons are chemical agents, whether gaseous, liquid, or solid, that are employed because of their direct toxic effects on humans, animals, and plants. They inflict damage when inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or ingested in food or drink.
History of chemical warfare - Wikipedia
WEBChemical warfare was revolutionized by Nazi Germany's discovery of the nerve agents tabun (in 1937) and sarin (in 1939) by Gerhard Schrader, a chemist of IG Farben. IG Farben was Germany's premier poison gas manufacturer during World War II, so the weaponization of these agents cannot be considered accidental. [71]
Chemical weapon - Wikipedia
WEBChemical weapons are classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), though they are distinct from nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and radiological weapons. All may be used in warfare and are known by the military acronym NBC (for nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare).
A Brief History of Chemical War | Science History Institute
WEBA Brief History of Chemical War. For more than 2,000 years human ingenuity has turned natural and synthetic poisons into weapons of war. by Sarah Everts. British troops blinded by tear gas at the Battle of Estaires, April 10, 1918. Imperial War Museum.
The History of Chemical Weapons Use Goes Back to the Ancient …
WEBApr 10, 2018 · Chemical weapons have a long, lethal history. Accounts of ancient chemical warfare, including the use of poisonous smoke and arrows, date back as far as the 12th century, B.C.E.
chemical warfare summary | Britannica
WEBchemical warfare, Use of lethal or incapacitating chemical weapons in war, and the methods of combating such agents. Chemical weapons include choking agents such as the chlorine and phosgene gas employed first by the Germans and later by the Allies in World War I; blood agents such as hydrogen cyanide or cyanogen gas, which block red blood ...
World War I Unleashed Chemical Weapons and Changed Modern Warfare
WEBApr 6, 2017 · Though chemical weapons were responsible for only about 1 percent of the Great War's dead, they provided the 20th century with a dangerous new weapon of mass destruction, according to experts.
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Chemical Weapons
WEBAug 7, 2018 · Chemical (and biological) warfare is the only kind that exclusively targets living things. Chemical weapons have been used in almost every decade since their advent just over a century ago. They are not a specter, like nuclear weapons.
The world’s chemical-weapons stockpiles are gone — but a
WEBNov 14, 2023 · The Chemical Weapons Convention is widely considered to be the world’s most successful international disarmament treaty, because it has eliminated an entire category of weapons of mass...