> There's a reason mustard gas is banned. But no clear reason why Colman's isn't. Sure there is - it's a substance that can't be easily vaporised, aerosolized,

> There's a reason mustard gas is banned. But no clear reason why Colman's isn't. Sure there is - it's a substance that can't be easily vaporised, aerosolized, or otherwise distributed over a large area, and is consequently wholely ineffective as a large-scale weapon. Whereas mustard gas is only mostly (and sadistically) ineffective[0] as a large-scale weapon, and so makes it into the category of "war crimes that are worth specifically banning, since anyone would ever actually bother commiting them". 0: 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...