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Chemical
Warfare
"Chemical warfare
is different from the use of
conventional weapons
or
nuclear weapons
because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not
primarily due to any
explosive
force. The offensive use of living
organisms
(such as
anthrax)
is considered
biological warfare
rather than chemical warfare; however, the use of nonliving
toxic products produced by living organisms (e.g.
toxins
such as
botulinum toxin,
ricin,
and
saxitoxin)
is considered chemical warfare under the provisions
of the
Chemical Weapons
Convention. Under this
Convention, any toxic chemical, regardless of its origin, is
considered a chemical weapon unless it is used for purposes that are
not prohibited (an important legal definition known as the
General Purpose Criterion)...:
Source:
Wikipedia