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vienna · 08-30-13, 06:35 PM

I am getting the impression some people think of chemical weapons as being only gases. Actually, a chemical weapon is any weapon that uses chemicals rather than explosives as its primary means of "doing damage". Most are gases, but some make use of chemical properties, like phosphorus, to achieve the goal of inflicting caualties or damage...

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08-30-13, 06:35 PM	#413
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I am getting the impression some people think of chemical weapons as being only gases. Actually, a chemical weapon is any weapon that uses chemicals rather than explosives as its primary means of "doing damage". Most are gases, but some make use of chemical properties, like phosphorus, to achieve the goal of inflicting caualties or damage... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __