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Wall Street Journal
Washington's war of sanctions on Iran
Ahram Online
Around 100000 Iranians were affected by Iraqi nerve and mustard gas during the war, and between 5000 and 6000 are still receiving medical treatment. Washington's enmity towards the Islamic Republic goes far beyond its opposition to Iran's peaceful ...
Attacks On Iran, Past And PresentJust International

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FinalCall.com News
US Foreign Policy: War, war and more war
FinalCall.com News
This represents yet another escalation of weaponry, just as did Mustard Gas in WWI; as bombing, conflagration and destruction of entire cities during WWII, culminating in nuclear war; as Agent Orange did in the American War against Vietnam; ...
The West Versus IranCounterCurrents.org

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Globe and Mail
MuseFlash Thursday: Marty Gervais, Patrick Woodcock and so much more
Globe and Mail
... with images — photographs, mannequins, lights, plaques, videos and assorted memorabilia during our tour [of the Kurdish North Halabja Monument and Museum, Iraq dedicated to mass slaughter following a mustard-gas attack initiated by Saddam Hussein].

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iPhone/iPad from Hell 2 February 2012
Gamers Hell
Barbed wire, mustard gas and machines guns will prove to be the least dangerous thing that the investigators will encounter as they venture out into no-man's land to solve the mystery of the Wasted Land. As the game progresses, the player can build up ...

Philip D. Lawley (1927–2011)
Nature.com
The Radiochemical Centre in Amersham had just begun producing radioactively labelled chemicals, including mustard gas, which had been used as a chemical weapon in the First World War. Ironically, Lawley's father had been exposed to it while serving in ...

'Downton Abbey' takes viewers back a century
Columbia Daily Tribune
... into World War I. The Great War, which occurred from 1914 to 1918, would be remembered for its class-leveling trench warfare, the introduction of modern mechanized tanks and a new and unthinkable weapon of mass destruction — deadly mustard gas.

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Dread Central
Q&A with Skateboarding Zombie Ollie Mongo and Some Exclusive New Artwork
Dread Central
Government chefs whipped up secret sauces to spice up zombies' taste buds like Shaun of the Dead BBQ Sauce and Zombieland Honey Mustard Gas. My personal fave is Sopranos Zesty Zombie Blow Out over oatmeal. Yum! Q: IF OUR READERSHIP WANTS A PEEK INTO ...

MPs Move to Avert Threat of Chemical Weapons
AllAfrica.com
Chemical warfare involves the use of toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. It does not depend upon explosive force but on the unique properties of the chemical agent weaponised. Chemical weapons usually include mustard gas, sarin and ...

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Experimental aircraft marks a paradigm shift in warfare
Nashua Telegraph
Sharkey and others believe that autonomous armed robots should force the kind of dialogue that followed the introduction of mustard gas in World War I and the development of atomic weapons in World War II. The International Committee of the Red Cross, ...

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FrontPage Magazine
The Uncertain Fate of Syria's Chemical Weapons
FrontPage Magazine
The Syrian chemical arsenal reportedly comprises hundreds of tons of sarin, mustard gas, and the deadlier VX nerve agent. Those blister and nerve agents have been fitted as chemical warheads on Syria's long-range Scud-B and Scud-C ballistic missiles.

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StandardNet
New drone can land on aircraft carrier
StandardNet
Sharkey and others believe that autonomous armed robots should force the kind of dialogue that followed the introduction of mustard gas in World War I and the development of atomic weapons in World War II. The International Committee of the Red Cross, ...

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lives of agony and suffering: no help for victims of halabja gas attacks
niqash
A number of chemical weapons were used in the attack but the worst affected are those locals who were gassed with mustard gas. They're often in bad health with severe respiratory and visual issues as well as allergies and skin problems.

Los Angeles Times
New drone has no pilot anywhere, so who's accountable?
Los Angeles Times
Sharkey and others believe that autonomous armed robots should force the kind of dialogue that followed the introduction of mustard gas in World War I and the development of atomic weapons in World War II. The International Committee of the Red Cross, ...

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Research shows safe tanning myth should be put to bed
Arizona Daily Wildcat
International scientists are even comparing tanning beds to the hazards of arsenic and mustard gas, according to MSNBC. So with all these risks and horrible effects, why do so many UA students continue to deliberately damage their bodies?

NBC WEAPONS: The Great Poison Purge Plods On
Strategy Page
Over the last 21 years, the US has been destroying its 31500 tons of chemical weapons (mainly nerve and mustard gas). The destruction took place at seven sites. Only two of these sites are still operational, destroying the remaining chemical weapons.

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Researchers work to lessen effects of bioterrorist attacks
RU Daily Targum
Dr. Jeffrey Laskin, the CounterACT Research Center of Excellence director, shares his research efforts to alleviate mustard gas injuries yesterday in the Life Sciences Building on Busch campus. A research team, with members from the University and the ...

The Guardian
Philip Lawley
The Guardian
The Radiochemical Centre in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, had started producing radioactively labelled chemicals, including mustard gas, a mutagen which causes human lung cancer. It was used as a chemical weapon in the first world war, ...

Utahns relieved destruction of chemical weapons is complete
Salt Lake Tribune
In the five-plus years the mustard gas destruction produced mercury, just 10 to 20 pounds total were emitted, which is far below what other Utah industries put into the air, Ryba says. Soil and vegetation tests over the years, taken on the depot and on ...

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Washington Times
Assad's fall could solve Iraqi weapons mystery
Washington Times
Research groups say the Assad regime maintains large stocks of chemical weapons, including mustard gas. “Over the past three decades, Syria has acquired an arsenal of chemical weapons (CW) and surface-to-surface missiles, reportedly has conducted ...
Pressure mounts for UN to intervene in SyriaArab Times Kuwait English Daily

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Corrections.com
Safer Disinfectant Alternatives - Moving Towards Green
Corrections.com
Mixing bleach and ammonia produces what was called “Mustard Gas” in World War I and it can cause death. ** The EPA is reviewing this position and may allow manufacturers to place a Green label on their disinfectants if they so qualify. ...