How Dangerous Are Chemical Weapons?

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Is The U.S. To Blame For Mustard Gas Attacks In Iraq And Syria? http://testu.be/1FlUcIX How Do We Regulate Chemical Weapons? testu.be/1x9ATLZ Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml In 1899, the Hague Convention put a ban on chemical weapons, yet they were still used throughout the 20th century. So, just how dangerous are chemical weapons? Learn More: Chemical Weapons Convention https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/ "The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) comprises a Preamble, 24 Articles, and 3 Annexes-the Annex on Chemicals, the Verification Annex, and the Confidentiality Annex." Chemical Warfare: Poison Gases in World War 1 http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/05/17/chemical-warfare-ww1/ "I'll be accompanying some of the students from my school on a history trip to Ypres and a few other World War 1 battlefields in a few weeks' time." A Brief History of Chemical War http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/media/distillations-magazine/01-1-02-a-brief-history-of-chemical-war.aspx "Three substances were responsible for most chemical-weapons injuries and deaths during World War I: chlorine, phosgene, and mustard gas." 1988: Thousands die in Halabja gas attack http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/16/newsid_4304000/4304853.stm "Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Carousel" Subscribe to TestTube News! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubenews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Jules Suzdaltsev for hosting TestTube!