commonly called ‘mustard gas.’ Beginning with widespread use during World War I, sulfur mustard has had a long history of use as a chemical warfare agent. It burns the skin, is toxic to living ...

The Rescue Board (Päästeamet) has neutralized corroded metal barrels discovered on Saaremaa several years ago and which were found to contain mustard gas dating back to World War One. The board's ...

Mustard gas was used during combat in World War I, World War II and the Iran-Iraq conflict in the 1980s. Exposure to mustard gas does not often cause death, but it can cause temporary or permanent ...

As the title implies, the author spends much time on the use of poison gas in the war and the first chapter discusses the entire "problem" of discussing its use. This was both mustard gas bombs ...

In 53 years of Assad family rule, Syria’s government made chemical weapons by the ton, from giant vats of World War I-era mustard gas to nerve agents so deadly that just a few drops could kill.

Sarin, a nerve agent, can kill within minutes. Chlorine and mustard gas, weapons made infamous in World War I, burn the eyes and skin and fill the lungs with fluid, seemingly drowning people on land.