It goes back far enough that militaries have developed weapons intended to overwhelm enemies and shift the balance of power ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German troops make their way through a cloud of smoke or gas during a gas training drill, circa 1916. Henry Guttmann/Hulton ...

Update at 12:32 p.m.: A new paragraph — second-to-last — was added to reflect sporadic uses of chemical weapons after World War I. The use of chemicals weapons last week in Syria, if proved, would put ...

November 30 marks the International Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. Established by the United Nations in 2015, the day honors those who have suffered from chemical weapons and ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Summary and Key Points: On Monday, Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov claimed the Russian military found a Ukrainian chemical weapons lab near Avdeyevka, accusing Kyiv of producing toxic agents. -This ...

In April 1915, the German army tried a new tactic to break through allied trenches on the front lines of World War I: the first large-scale use of poison gas. It was a devastating attack on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guest Opinion. Weapons of mass destruction have traditionally been characterized by the acronym “CBRN” (chemical, biological, ...

Read full article: Victims identified in Southwest Detroit triple homicide; person of interest named The Detroit Police Department is asking the community for information regarding an assault and ...

The international community should immediately investigate accusations that the Islamic Republic attacked demonstrators with weapons of mass destruction. More than 30 human rights and civil society ...