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A chemical weapon is a device that uses toxic chemicals to harm or kill people. These weapons matter because their indiscriminate nature and severe effects have led to international agreements restricting their production and use.
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- Subclass of
- weapon of mass destruction
- Image
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- Has use
- chemical warfare
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- topic's main category
- Category:Chemical weapons
- Commons category
- Chemical weapons
- short name
- CW
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- different from
- chemical defense
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