By Andrew Thornebrooke News Analysis The ammunition is running low, casualties are immense, medicine and other critical supplies have not come for weeks, and a nuclear attack on the American homeland is imminent. It is a dramatic scene, more closely resembling a Hollywood drama than any war that the United States has actually fought in […]
Tag: Chemical Warfare (CW)
Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (warfare or weapons), all of which are considered “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs), a term that contrasts with conventional weapons.
The use of chemical weapons is prohibited under customary international humanitarian law.
