Should mustard gas be allowed in warfare?

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Do you think it's okay to use mustard gas in warfare?

Yeah, murder is murder, so it doesn't matter. 5
No, it's different from murdering someone with guns 15
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  • DADNSCAL
    2 years ago

    This was all litigated by the Geneva convention after WWI. It’s not allowed because of the great suffering it causes before death.

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  • 1WeirdGuy
    2 years ago

    Is it moral? No

    Is it ok? Only if you win. If you lose you'll face war crimes.

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    • LloydAsher
      2 years ago

      Well in the war crime proceedings even if you did use gas weapons if both parties used gas weapons under similar circumstances neither side would get penalized for it. The war crimes tribunal really doesnt like to do double standards.

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      • 1WeirdGuy
        2 years ago

        I dont think thats always the case. A lot of SS officers got the firing squad for doing the same thing the soviets did.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      2 years ago

      Killing someone is immoral, no matter how you do it.

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      • MonteMetcalfe
        2 years ago

        Even if it saves the lives of innocents?

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  • ChrissySnow
    2 years ago

    I'm fine with mustard on my hotdogs but not on me hamburgers

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  • LloydAsher
    2 years ago

    You also cant control its dispersion very well. That was the main reason why it strayed into being a cruel weapon. Undue suffering is not very specific, in ww1 Germany wanted shotguns to be banned because they caused undue suffering.

    Not being able to control its dispersion is the main reason why gas weapons are discouraged. Since a simple change of wind could blow it towards your own troops or civilians.

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    • techpc
      2 years ago

      "Poison gas was initially released from cylinders, but this required ideal weather conditions and could be very risky. In the first British gas attack, at Loos in September 1915, much of the gas was blown back into the faces of the British troops."

      After 1916, they would use gas shells to clear enemy artillery positions. That proved very effective, even if just using something like tear gas.

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  • [Old Memory]
    2 years ago

    Sarin is better.

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