Silly question about why we banned chemical warfare?

[bmaup1]

I got a bit of a silly question. Why exactly did we ban chemicals in warfare. I mean, I read Agent Orange and that whole jazz, but the entire concept of inhuman weapons in war seems a bit-redundant? I m NOT saying i support or want chemical weapons, just a clarification of what makes them inhuman, prevented, and its punishment if used.

[bmaup1]

You're really bad at this.

At the whole asking stuff on the forums? Yeah im not very good at getting my point or questions across. Sorry if its confusing.

[bmaup1]

Google "World War I"

Thanks it makes more sense now! Just was a bit confused.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

You're really bad at this.

At the whole asking stuff on the forums? Yeah im not very good at getting my point or questions across. Sorry if its confusing.

You didn't make a point. You are literally asking people to explain how it is inhumane to use weapons capable of rotting the human body from the inside out in a slow and painful fashion. The distinction is that, at the bare minimum, being shot in the head or bombed is a quick death. Chemical weapons could result in up to hours of torturous suffering.

[Technocracy Timmy]

Guys, be nice. He sounds like a very young kid who's still learning how this forum works.

[Silent Hunter]

Google "World War I"

Also, the stuff used in that war was comparatively tame compared with what got developed later. Even the Nazis refrained from using sarin on the battlefield, although that was more due to fear of a British retaliation.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Google "World War I"

Yeah. One of my Great Grandfathers was gassed on the Western Front and died of it decades later in the early 50s and in his early fifties. Not only did the damage done to his lungs eventually kill him but it also limited his life in all kinds of ways.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

You're really bad at this.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

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[Person Man]

Why ban anything?

[heatcharger]

You're really bad at this.