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Research paper thumbnail of Chemical Warfare: An Unprecedented Environmental Threat

The Syrian war has left an unforgettable scar on mankind. What started as a revolution to overthr... more The Syrian war has left an unforgettable scar on mankind. What started as a revolution to overthrow a despotic regime has now taken the form of an inhumane civil strife. In an unprecedented use of chemical weapons, ‘Sarin gas,’ ‘Mustard gas’ and others were weapons that every innocent by stander were victims to.. Other than the failure on the part of the government, a very pressing concern that this paper highlights is the use of these deadly agents on man and environment and thus springboards to a much more contemporary universal issue of chemical weapons itself. Moreover, a recent development in Syria is that The United States of America has stepped in to neutralize the threat by destroying the existing stock of chemical munitions at sea which further brings up an array of environmental issues. Thus, other than the universal and contemporary issues of chemical weapons such as the use and effects of Sarin and Mustard gas, the consequences of destroying the existing stock of chemica...

Research paper thumbnail of Chemical Warfare: An Unprecedented Environmental Threat

The Syrian war has left an unforgettable scar on mankind. What started as a revolution to overthr... more The Syrian war has left an unforgettable scar on mankind. What started as a revolution to overthrow a despotic regime has now taken the form of an inhumane civil strife. In an unprecedented use of chemical weapons, ‘Sarin gas,’ ‘Mustard gas’ and others were weapons that every innocent by stander were victims to.. Other than the failure on the part of the government, a very pressing concern that this paper highlights is the use of these deadly agents on man and environment and thus springboards to a much more contemporary universal issue of chemical weapons itself. Moreover, a recent development in Syria is that The United States of America has stepped in to neutralize the threat by destroying the existing stock of chemical munitions at sea which further brings up an array of environmental issues. Thus, other than the universal and contemporary issues of chemical weapons such as the use and effects of Sarin and Mustard gas, the consequences of destroying the existing stock of chemica...

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