By Jack Phillips Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that the Iranian regime is in a full-scale war with the United States, Europe, and Israel—months after his country’s nuclear facilities were bombed during a 12-day-long aerial war. Pezeshkian said in a Dec. 27 interview released on the website of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, […]
Tag: Chemical Warfare (CW)
Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (warfare or weapons), all of which are considered “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs), a term that contrasts with conventional weapons.
The use of chemical weapons is prohibited under customary international humanitarian law.
