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Also known as CW

device that uses chemicals to harm or kill people

AI overview

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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Encyclopedic overview

Pulmonary/choking

Chlorine

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chemical weapon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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