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I'm surprised something so potent was never used as a chemical weapon. Sounds like it could easily clear out a trench or riot in the streets.
by monkeybutton 5y ago
I'm surprised something so potent was never used as a chemical weapon. Sounds like it could easily clear out a trench or riot in the streets.
- pavel_lishin 5y agoReminds me of the Neal Stephenson novel Zodiac, where a similar agent was used in an offensive manner.
- Laforet 5y agoIn the text it is mentioned that the chemical requires significant effort to crack or activate for the desired (or undesired) effect. Of which I assume is difficult to carry out under combat conditions. Similar compounds have been used as chemical weapons before but eventually give way to more modern agents. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromoacetone https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromoacetone
- zaarn 5y agoIt lacks some desirable properties as chemical warfare agent. For one, it doesn't disperse easily and is even noticable at low concentrations. Meaning if you fill at trench with this, it is likely your own trench will notice it too and you won't be able to enter the field for a bit. And everything in the field will stink too for a while, so you can't take advantage of some resources there.