X-Nico

2 unusual facts about chemical warfare


Death and Glory in Changde

Changde eventually falls when the Japanese commander Yokoyama Isamu, under pressure from his superiors, reluctantly approves the use of chemical and biological weapons against the Chinese forces.

Miklós Nyiszli

One day, after the gassing of a new shipment of prisoners, Nyiszli was summoned by prisoners working in the gas chambers who had found a girl alive under a mass of bodies in a gas chamber.


Ape and Essence

It begins with a vignette describing the destruction of the world by nuclear and chemical warfare at the hands of intelligent baboons – a critique of the human race (see more about these vignettes below).

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is an agency within the United States Department of Defense and is the official Combat Support Agency for countering weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives).

Falkenhagen Bunker

Tests were made against mock-ups of the Maginot Line fortifications, and it was found to be an effective incendiary and poison gas weapon combined.

Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council

The IPC deals with disaster preparedness, biological, radiological, nuclear and chemical agents; toxic fumes and gases; food poisoning; statistics related to poisoning issues; and other related topics.


see also

2003 in archaeology

Adrienne Mayor - Greek Fire, Poison Arrows and Scorpion Bombs: biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world.

Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

On November 11, 2005, during the last day of the United Nations' Tenth Session of the Conference of the State Parties, the members of the UN officially recognised the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, following a suggestion by Rogelio Pfirter, Director-General of the Secretariat.

Miksha

The group's web site states that their name was inspired by Ron Miksha, a beekeeper who developed chemical warfare techniques for the US Army during the Vietnam War, according to the band.

Richard E. Cavazos

In 1985, General Cavazos was appointed to the Chemical Warfare Review Committee by President Reagan.

The Hunt for Eagle One

They rescue Jennings and demo (set incendiaries in the lab) in an anthrax lab to eliminate the threat of chemical warfare.

United States and weapons of mass destruction

Chemical weapons were not used by the U.S. or the other Allies, during World War II; however, quantities of such weapons were deployed to Europe for use in case Germany initiated chemical warfare.