Chemical Weapons: A Monster Tamed

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Chemical weapons have terrorized civilians and soldiers from the time they were first used during the first world war. The development and testing of these lethal weapons have caused grave environmental and health problems.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:47:23
• Production Date: 1 January 1993
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: CHEMICAL WEAPONS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION; WEAPONS DESTRUCTION; DISARMAMENT
• Geographic Subject: GERMANY; EUROPE; JAPAN; IRAQ
• MAMS Id: 2032008
• Parent Id: 836933

Description

This video documents their invention in German, their use on European battlefields and their spread to many countries. Unique footage shows a chemical weapons research centre in the former Soviet Union, the chemical weapons programme in Japan and, under UNited Nations supervision, the destruction of Chemicals in Iraq. Thanks to a worldwide ban on chemical weapons signed in 1993, the stockpiling and use, as well as the production of these deadly weapons have been forbidden.

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