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I'm still amazed that chemical weapons weren't used in a widespread way during world war 2 (compared to, say, world war 1). Several of the nations involved in t
by barbariangrunge 4y ago
I'm still amazed that chemical weapons weren't used in a widespread way during world war 2 (compared to, say, world war 1). Several of the nations involved in that war were fighting a war of extermination against somebody, and almost every other war crime you can imagine was commonplace.
World War 1 must have really scarred everybody.
- bdcravens 4y agoHitler famously refused to use the sarin gas his scientists developed based on an experience he had in WWI. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/11/hitler-refused-to-use-sarin-gas-during-wwii-the-mystery-is-why/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/11...
- fragmede 4y agohttps://www.history.com/news/the-nazis-developed-sarin-gas-but-hitler-was-afraid-to-use-it https://www.history.com/news/the-nazis-developed-sarin-gas-b...
- hoseja 4y agoTurns out chemical weapons are tactically garbage and nobody actually can use them effectively, which is the true reason the ban on them is upheld.
- Xylakant 4y agoI believe you’re referring to this article which makes the point 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..., though with a slightly different conclusion: it says that chemical weapons are useless for a top tier modern army, because top tier modern opponents can easily protect against them, and other opponents are better targeted using conventional means. But for armies that are not top-tier modern armies, they still make sense and are still in use.