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1. Chemical warfare: Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure, or incapacitate an enemy. About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as Chemical Weapons (CW) agents during the twentieth century ... [100%] 2023-02-04
2. Chemical warfare: 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 ... (Social) [100%] 2023-11-04 [Chemical warfare] [Warfare by type]...
3. Chemical warfare: Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure, or incapacitate an enemy. About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as Chemical Weapons (CW) agents during the twentieth century ... [100%] 2023-02-04
4. Chemical warfare in World War I: Poison gas was the most controversial weapon of World War I-- indeed, next to nuclear weapons, among the most controversial weapons of the 20th century. Its strange history reveals much about how generals, privates, politicians and civilians understood total war. [57%] 2023-06-12
5. Timeline of chemical warfare: Chemical warfare is "the use of toxic chemicals in battle." The precise date of the first instances of chemical warfare is unknown, but scholars speculate that smoke have been used as an irritant in both battles and for hunting in ... (Social) [70%] 2024-02-02 [Chemical warfare]
6. Blue Cross (chemical warfare): Blue Cross (Blaukreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of diphenylchloroarsine (DA, Clark I), diphenylcyanoarsine (CDA, Clark II), ethyldichloroarsine (Dick), and/or methyldichloroarsine (Methyldick). Clark I and Clark II were the main agents used. (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-10-12 [Pulmonary agents] [Organoarsenic chlorides]...
7. Yellow Cross (chemical warfare): Yellow Cross (Gelbkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent usually based on sulfur mustard (mustard gas, HS, Yperite, Lost). The original Gelbkreuz was a composition of 80–90% of sulfur mustard and 10–20% of tetrachloromethane or chlorobenzene ... (Chemical warfare) [70%] 2023-12-22 [Blister agents] [World War I chemical weapons]...
8. History of chemical warfare: Chemical weapons have been a part of warfare in most societies, although their use has been particularly controversial since the 20th century. Ancient Greek myths about Heracles poisoning his arrows with the venom of the Hydra monster are the earliest ... (Social) [70%] 2023-06-16 [Chemical warfare]
9. White Cross (chemical warfare): White Cross (Weiẞkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of one or more lachrymatory agents: bromoacetone (BA), bromobenzyl cyanide (Camite), bromomethyl ethyl ketone (homomartonite, Bn-stoff), chloroacetone (Tonite, A-stoff), ethyl bromoacetate, and/or xylyl bromide. During ... (Chemistry) [70%] 2023-11-08 [Lachrymatory agents]
10. Green Cross (chemical warfare): Green Cross (Grünkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare pulmonary agent consisting of chloropicrin (PS, Aquinite, Klop), phosgene (CG, Collongite) and/or trichloromethyl chloroformate (Surpalite, Perstoff). Green Cross is also a generic World War I German marking for artillery ... (Chemistry) [70%] 2024-05-30 [Pulmonary agents]
11. List of chemical warfare agents: A chemical weapon agent (CWA), or chemical warfare agent, is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are meant to kill, injure or incapacitate human beings. About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the ... (None) [63%] 2023-12-31 [Chemical weapons]
12. Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare: The Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare is an annual event held November 30 as a "tribute to the victims of chemical warfare, as well as to reaffirm the commitment of the Organisation for the Prohibition of ... [47%] 2024-01-02 [United Nations days] [November observances]...