Adam, good job. You have a lot of good research. I tried to look for places that could become arguments. Here is one: i have begun to wonder through out this process what will come next. I mean these three are probably the pinochle of modern day weapons but what is next. There is nothing thats stays at the top for ever. So now i fear that our advances in weaponry will be to great and that striving for such powerful weapons that armys will be forced to probably destroy the entire world.
I also like the language in your later posts where you question the disposability and the consequences of just building these weapons, seems related to your language above, consequences beyond the immediate harm of use. Good job.
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what are the origins of chemical weapons and why were the so necessary to create. Most speculation is that countries built these weapons so that they could compete with the Nazi's. Considering the Nazi's had weapons of these kinds to use against us we built them to even the playing field and that's how most country's came to have so many.



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Is there any way to disarm and dispose of weapons like this? There is a way to dispose of these weapons but like any other weapon it is risky and can have side affects. But to do this one must use soil and or marine bacterial to destroy the agent used. and the military has sites were these things can be done the problem though is the chemicals can get out and then inturn effect the environment. This causes the disposal extremely dangerous and a slow process and in many occasions it is seen that the weapons should just be held onto because its to dangerous to do other wise.

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what if i expand the topic from just weapons to warfare? Considering of course that the weapons are just a small aspect of what is really going on. by looking through time chemical war fare has always been pretty similar. Some of the most famous acts of this type of war fare came from the Nazis. They used weapons like mustered gas in the trenches to kill enemy soldiers and Jew's in Nazi custody were put into chemical chambers to kill the men. Things about this war fare haven't really changed much since other then the devices used to administer the chemicals.


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i have begun to wonder through out this process what will come next. I mean these three are probably the pinochle of modern day weapons but what is next. There is nothing thats stays at the top for ever. So now i fear that our advances in weaponry will be to great and that striving for such powerful weapons that armys will be forced to probably destroy the entire world.

as i have read i have begun to wonder what are the differences between Nuclear, Chemical and Bioweapons are. i will look at articles that deal specifically with they other two types and then compare the three.
Nuclear weapons although have some lasting radiation effects there the thing amount sets this weapons is its approximate of total energy and is ability to wipe out large groups of men leaving no trace. Bio weapons use viruses and bacteria to cause illness further killing.

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what are some of the health effects of these weapons. I think is were the distinction actually comes from. I will read through the medical reports and look at the different uses for some of these weapons.... Many and most of the weapons used are used not to out right kill but injure. There are blister agents, nerve agents, blood agents and finally choking agents

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How are chemical weapons so different though from normal ones other then the fact that they last longer damage is done and people are killed and injured. Bombs do the same thing all the time. But they aren't considered weapons of mass destruction in most cases

Although they are defined as weapons that use chemicals formulated to cause pain or death. I have come to wonder how are these any different from other large scale weapons. Bombs are chemicals formulated for the same reason so why are they classified different. It all stems from the effects they have same with nuclear and biological weapons. Chemical weapons are different because they can lie in wait and permeate and destroy many many things for years.


Goliszek, Andrew. In the Name of Science: A History of Secret Programs, Medical Research, and Human Experimentation. New York: St. Martins, 2003. Print.

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Right now I can't sleep so i am wondering to my self what exactly is a chemical weapon. We talk about them and we have all heard of them but do we know what exactly makes a weapon a chemical one. there is only one way to figure this one out and that is for me to look at the treaties signed by countries and definitions and formating a definition for my self.
Chemical weapons in fact are defined as weapons that use chemicals formulated to cause pain or death.


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First post

Ok this has been a really difficult assignment for me. Just figuring out what i wanted to do or even coming up with simple ideas that can lead me to a large question that i can use. I found my self drifting into realms that I am comfortable in and that made it even more difficult for me, but a couple days ago I saw a bottle of hair spray and my mind started connecting things. Starting with the chemical aspect and how it effects people and the environment to where my mind and research is going to be on now. The ethics revolving around chemical weapons and defining what a chemical weapon is through the restriction that are in place now .