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You can't really tell if someone is developing chemical weapons. You can tell when such weapons are used. This is very similar to AI. Yet, the international ag
by abdullahkhalids 2y ago
You can't really tell if someone is developing chemical weapons. You can tell when such weapons are used. This is very similar to AI.
Yet, the international agreements on non-use of chemical weapons have held up remarkably well.
- czhu12 2y agoI actually agree with you, but just wanted to bring up this interesting article challenging that: 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... Basically claims that chemical weapons have been phased out because they aren't effective, not because we've become more moral, or international standards have been set. "During WWII, everyone seems to have expected the use of chemical weapons, but never actually found a situation where doing so was advantageous... I struggle to imagine that, with the Nazis at the very gates of Moscow, Stalin was moved either by escalation concerns or the moral compass he so clearly lacked at every other moment of his life."
- Der_Einzige 2y agoReally? What happened to Bashir Al Assad after he gassed his own people? Oh yeah, nothing.
- frank_nitti 2y agoI’m not certain that premise is valid: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/04/18/at-un-aaron-mate-debunks-opcws-syria-lies-and-confronts-us-uk-on-cover-up/ https://thegrayzone.com/2021/04/18/at-un-aaron-mate-debunks-...