Chemical weapon
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A chemical weapon is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, this can be any ch
Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing "HD" (mustard gas) at Pueblo Depot Activity (PUDA) chemical weapons storage facility
Soviet chemical weapons canisters from a stockpile in Albania
A British gas bomb that was used during World War I
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System prior to demolition
Weapon of mass destruction
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A weapon of mass destruction is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures, natur
Chemical weapon
…in situ. Toxin weapons, as complex biologically produced chemicals, blur the line with biological weapons. Lethal chemical weapons are considered weapons of mass destruction, alongside biological weapons, radiological weapons, and nuclear weapons. Under the OPCW definition, toxic agents are not chemical weapons when used…
Protest in Amsterdam against the deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe, 1981
An atomic-bomb blueprint
Anti-nuclear weapons protest march in Oxford, 1980