> On the other hand, trying to get the enemy to surrender using hunger without having to kill them en masse is arguably more humane. Haber claimed that mustard

> On the other hand, trying to get the enemy to surrender using hunger without having to kill them en masse is arguably more humane. Haber claimed that mustard gas was more humane than having men rot in trenches for months while shooting one another, too, but when we justify horrors with "it's a kindness" we lose something important.