The Rights and Responsibilities on using chemical weapons.
The modern use of chemical weapons began with World War I, when both sides to the conflict used poisonous gas to inflict agonizing suffering and to cause significant battlefield casualties. Such weapons basically consisted of well known commercial chemicals put into standard munitions such as grenades and artillery shells. Chlorine, phosgene (a choking agent) and mustard gas (which inflicts painful burns on the skin) were among the chemicals used. The results were indiscriminate and often devastating. Nearly 100,000 deaths resulted. Since World War I, chemical weapons have caused more than one million casualties globally.
-UNODA.com
The Cold War period saw significant development, manufacture and stockpiling of chemical weapons. By the 1970s and 80s, an estimated 25 States were developing chemical weapons capabilities. But since the end of World War II, chemical weapons have reportedly been used in only a few cases. Today countries are still using chemical weapons to attack other countries in a act of imperialism. Cases show the U.S. will try to negotiate with the country to prevent them from using the weapons again.
Thesis
We did our project on chemical warfare
because; we wanted to learn more about chemical warfare. This project helped us
understand the problems that occurred in trying to protect each country from
this problem. We found out that the countries that signed The Geneva
Protocol didn’t even follow the protocol. The countries that signed the protocol
still used and mass produced the weapons including the United
States!
-UNODA.com
The Cold War period saw significant development, manufacture and stockpiling of chemical weapons. By the 1970s and 80s, an estimated 25 States were developing chemical weapons capabilities. But since the end of World War II, chemical weapons have reportedly been used in only a few cases. Today countries are still using chemical weapons to attack other countries in a act of imperialism. Cases show the U.S. will try to negotiate with the country to prevent them from using the weapons again.
Thesis
We did our project on chemical warfare
because; we wanted to learn more about chemical warfare. This project helped us
understand the problems that occurred in trying to protect each country from
this problem. We found out that the countries that signed The Geneva
Protocol didn’t even follow the protocol. The countries that signed the protocol
still used and mass produced the weapons including the United
States!