An Essential Guide To The Truths And Myths Of Chemical Weapons

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An Essential Guide To The Truths And Myths Of Chemical Weapons
Chemical warfare is a very nasty business, but it's also widely misunderstood. So we brought in an expert to give us the bottom line.

BY LUKE J. O’BRIEN  OCTOBER 25, 2018

If you were to ask the average person on the street to tell you about chemical weapons, odds are you’ll hear far more in the way of legend, born out of popular culture, than you will anything resembling fact. For most people, the only information they have on chemical weapons comes from movies like The Rock, episodes of 24, or trashy spy thrillers. Worse still, because that level of background knowledge is so low, even those people who can speak with even a basic level of understanding can often be taken as credible, even as they rattle off incredibly misleading information.

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“Why Do We Make Such a Big Deal About Chemical Weapons When Thousands Are Killed by Conventional Weapons?”

Another popular observation surrounding chemical weapons is the assertion that it’s silly to worry about chemical weapons attacks, especially in places like Syria, when conventional weapons cause so many more deaths. While this seems to make some degree of sense on the surface, once you dig a little deeper you will discover that it’s far more complicated.

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