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Bret Devereaux is of the opinion that chemical weapons are not in use anymore simply because they're ineffective next to simple explosives. https://acoup.blog/
by b0rsuk 5y ago
Bret Devereaux is of the opinion that chemical weapons are not in use anymore simply because they're ineffective next to simple explosives.
https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-chemical-weapons-anymore/ https://acoup.blog/2020/03/20/collections-why-dont-we-use-ch...
Maybe the simplest way to save the environment is to invent more deadly, cost effective weapons that don't harm the land as a side effect?
- chrisseaton 5y ago> chemical weapons are not in use anymore That’s got to be the most caveated statement in a blog post ever. For anyone reading casually, I really hope you’re aware Russia deployed a chemical weapon against the UK in anger as recently as 2018.
- b0rsuk 5y agoChemical weapons are used for assassination, but not for large scale warfare. More like terror weapons on civilians (Syria?) and guerilla fighters with limited resources and few alliances.
- temp0826 5y agoSomeone will still decide to salt the earth with depleted uranium out of spite (see iraq) even if an effective alternative exists
- pfdietz 5y agoAmount of depleted uranium used in the gulf war: 290 tonnes. Amount of uranium (twice as radioactive as depleted uranium) in the top 1 meter of the soil of Iraq: ~2.6 million tonnes. If you own a house with a yard, the soil probably contains multiple kilograms of uranium. It's not that uncommon an element.