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What are chemical weapons and how do they work? | CTV News

With the West seemingly on the edge of a new military action in Syria, this article from the CTV New site is timely to read. If we are going to involve ourselves in a war because these horrible weapons have been used on the civilian population as a means of 'cleansing' people of one religion  from an area (as happened in the former Yugoslavian republics) it's important to understand why such weapons are banned in the first place.

What are chemical weapons and how do they work? | CTV News

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