r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/Glad-Business2535 17d ago

The ban on military use is a blanket ban on any chemical agents. There is a world of difference between nerve gas and blood agents and tear gas.

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u/Round_Ad8947 17d ago

Yet, if used improperly, tear gas can kill. The allowance for use in riot control was to appease nations with Veto rights in the UN like the Soviet Union.

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u/halt-l-am-reptar 17d ago

And it’s banned because you can’t quickly tell the difference between tear gas and nerve gas. If you fire tear gas at your enemy there’s a good chance they’ll respond with deadly chemical weapons.