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Even the bad guys resisted the temptation to use chemical weapons in world war 2, and I think everyone was better off for it
by barbariangrunge 3y ago
Even the bad guys resisted the temptation to use chemical weapons in world war 2, and I think everyone was better off for it
- ensignavenger 3y agoThis is an interesting counter point and a good reason to avoid absolute statements... however, unfortunately, the threat of chemical warefare, and other means of mass and indiscriminate killing and suffering, are very sadly still with us to this day. We aren't really out of the woods and it seems like the biggest detterant so far has been the threat of greater destruction.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Even the bad guys resisted the temptation to use chemical weapons in world war 2, This is only true with the additional proviso “on the battlefield”, which also demonstrates that the consideration was pragmatic based on the utilities of the available alternatives, not ethical.
- gamblor956 3y agoChemical Weapons were used during WWII... Japan made frequent use of mustard gas and Lewiste against the Chinese. Germany used poison gas to slaughter millions of people in concentration camps. They also used chemical weapons in the Black Sea battles against the Soviets, killing thousands. (The canonical reason given by the OSS for the Nazis not using chemical warfare against U.S. and British forces is that Nazi army logistics in continental Europe relied heavily on horse-drawn transports, and chemical warfare would have inflicted more damage to their own logistical capabilities than to Allied forces.)