what is your specialty again chemical workers don’t mention it let’s talk
workers don’t mention it let’s talk
workers don’t mention it let’s talk about some of mankind’s most horrifying
about some of mankind’s most horrifying
about some of mankind’s most horrifying inventions
inventions
inventions welcome to watchmojo.com fact in today’s
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installment we’re counting down the top 5 facts about chemical weapons before we
5 facts about chemical weapons before we
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terrifying substances and the unnerving
terrifying substances and the unnerving realistic threat they pose to our modern
realistic threat they pose to our modern
realistic threat they pose to our modern world and just a warning this video may
world and just a warning this video may
world and just a warning this video may include some graphic imagery number 5 it
include some graphic imagery number 5 it
include some graphic imagery number 5 it has some Gridley subcategories not all
has some Gridley subcategories not all
has some Gridley subcategories not all chemical weapons are created equal but
chemical weapons are created equal but
chemical weapons are created equal but they are awful in their own special way
they are awful in their own special way
they are awful in their own special way the various chemical methods of
the various chemical methods of
the various chemical methods of inflicting serious bodily harm or
inflicting serious bodily harm or
inflicting serious bodily harm or bringing about excruciating death
bringing about excruciating death
bringing about excruciating death generally fall into four categories
generally fall into four categories
generally fall into four categories choking agents like chlorine or
choking agents like chlorine or
choking agents like chlorine or phosphine gas results in suffocation
phosphine gas results in suffocation
phosphine gas results in suffocation blistering agents such as mustard gas a
blistering agents such as mustard gas a
blistering agents such as mustard gas a chemical irritant that cause extreme
chemical irritant that cause extreme
chemical irritant that cause extreme skin blisters blood agents typically
skin blisters blood agents typically
skin blisters blood agents typically cyanide or arsenic based
cyanide or arsenic based
cyanide or arsenic based mycket so the oxygen cannot be properly
mycket so the oxygen cannot be properly
mycket so the oxygen cannot be properly transported in the blood last and
transported in the blood last and
transported in the blood last and perhaps most sickening unnerve agents
perhaps most sickening unnerve agents
perhaps most sickening unnerve agents absorbed through the skin or lungs even
absorbed through the skin or lungs even
absorbed through the skin or lungs even a small dose of such a chemical like
a small dose of such a chemical like
a small dose of such a chemical like sarin gas can wreak havoc on the nervous
sarin gas can wreak havoc on the nervous
sarin gas can wreak havoc on the nervous system with severe lifelong side effects
system with severe lifelong side effects
system with severe lifelong side effects alright number four there are countries
alright number four there are countries
alright number four there are countries that haven’t find the chemical weapons
that haven’t find the chemical weapons
that haven’t find the chemical weapons but there’s been some effort to comply
but there’s been some effort to comply
but there’s been some effort to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention
with the Chemical Weapons Convention
with the Chemical Weapons Convention considering how inhumane chemical
considering how inhumane chemical
considering how inhumane chemical weapons are is little surprise that the
weapons are is little surprise that the
weapons are is little surprise that the international community has a long
international community has a long
international community has a long history of coming together to agree not
history of coming together to agree not
history of coming together to agree not to use them as of today most of the
to use them as of today most of the
to use them as of today most of the world’s governments support the Chemical
world’s governments support the Chemical
world’s governments support the Chemical Weapons Convention as of 2016 it’s
Weapons Convention as of 2016 it’s
Weapons Convention as of 2016 it’s estimated that roughly 93 percent of the
estimated that roughly 93 percent of the
estimated that roughly 93 percent of the world’s stockpile has been destroyed
what is surprising however is the fact
what is surprising however is the fact that a few countries have refused to get
that a few countries have refused to get
that a few countries have refused to get on board while Israel has signed the
on board while Israel has signed the
on board while Israel has signed the treaty they have yet to ratify it Syria
treaty they have yet to ratify it Syria
treaty they have yet to ratify it Syria and Angola finally became parties to the
and Angola finally became parties to the
and Angola finally became parties to the treaty in 2013 and 2016 respectively
treaty in 2013 and 2016 respectively
treaty in 2013 and 2016 respectively this leads to three countries Egypt
this leads to three countries Egypt
this leads to three countries Egypt North Korea and South Sudan who have
North Korea and South Sudan who have
North Korea and South Sudan who have taken no steps towards joining the rest
taken no steps towards joining the rest
taken no steps towards joining the rest of the world on this issue number three
of the world on this issue number three
of the world on this issue number three there are some differences in weapons
there are some differences in weapons
there are some differences in weapons not banned
while the 1997 Chemical Weapons
while the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention is by far the most successful
Convention is by far the most successful
Convention is by far the most successful and detail-oriented treaty of its kind
and detail-oriented treaty of its kind
and detail-oriented treaty of its kind it’s not without its shortcomings some
it’s not without its shortcomings some
it’s not without its shortcomings some of the biggest outliers include napalm
of the biggest outliers include napalm
of the biggest outliers include napalm and white phosphorus the latter is
and white phosphorus the latter is
and white phosphorus the latter is allowed on the grounds that it be used
allowed on the grounds that it be used
allowed on the grounds that it be used to create a camouflaging smoke and not
to create a camouflaging smoke and not
to create a camouflaging smoke and not as a weapon what this ignores however
as a weapon what this ignores however
as a weapon what this ignores however are the numerous indirect effect it can
are the numerous indirect effect it can
are the numerous indirect effect it can have even in that application such as
have even in that application such as
have even in that application such as toxic fumes and deadly burns as the
toxic fumes and deadly burns as the
toxic fumes and deadly burns as the napalm it is allegedly used primarily as
napalm it is allegedly used primarily as
napalm it is allegedly used primarily as an incendiary and not the chemical I
an incendiary and not the chemical I
an incendiary and not the chemical I love to smell about Tom in the morning
love to smell about Tom in the morning
love to smell about Tom in the morning another curious group emitted our
another curious group emitted our
another curious group emitted our biological weapons while they do have
biological weapons while they do have
biological weapons while they do have their own treaty the biological weapons
their own treaty the biological weapons
their own treaty the biological weapons convention it likes any sort of
convention it likes any sort of
convention it likes any sort of verification or monitoring system number
verification or monitoring system number
verification or monitoring system number two the short and long term effect
two the short and long term effect
two the short and long term effect vomiting severe muscle twitches and then
vomiting severe muscle twitches and then
vomiting severe muscle twitches and then death by choking on their own vomit one
death by choking on their own vomit one
death by choking on their own vomit one cannot truly grasp the horrors of
cannot truly grasp the horrors of
cannot truly grasp the horrors of chemical warfare without taking a look
chemical warfare without taking a look
chemical warfare without taking a look at the grisly details pulmonary agents
at the grisly details pulmonary agents
at the grisly details pulmonary agents fill your lungs with fluids
fill your lungs with fluids
fill your lungs with fluids giving what the feeling that they are
giving what the feeling that they are
giving what the feeling that they are drowning from the inside the ERV agents
drowning from the inside the ERV agents
drowning from the inside the ERV agents often prove deadly and should you
often prove deadly and should you
often prove deadly and should you receive a fatal dose your remaining
receive a fatal dose your remaining
receive a fatal dose your remaining minutes will likely be spent violently
minutes will likely be spent violently
minutes will likely be spent violently seizuring and twitching as your nervous
seizuring and twitching as your nervous
seizuring and twitching as your nervous system collapses mustard gas on the
system collapses mustard gas on the
system collapses mustard gas on the other hand is a latent kill out in
other hand is a latent kill out in
other hand is a latent kill out in long-term side effects according to the
long-term side effects according to the
long-term side effects according to the CDC only 5% of people exposed to it in
CDC only 5% of people exposed to it in
CDC only 5% of people exposed to it in World War one died the many individuals
World War one died the many individuals
World War one died the many individuals affected however were often severely
affected however were often severely
affected however were often severely disfigured and suffered chronic
disfigured and suffered chronic
disfigured and suffered chronic respiratory conditions later in life
respiratory conditions later in life
respiratory conditions later in life mustard gas goes more than skin-deep
mustard gas goes more than skin-deep
mustard gas goes more than skin-deep actually damaging human DNA as a result
actually damaging human DNA as a result
actually damaging human DNA as a result the likelihood of birth defects among
the likelihood of birth defects among
the likelihood of birth defects among children born to those exposed are much
children born to those exposed are much
children born to those exposed are much higher
number one it’s been used more recently
number one it’s been used more recently than you think by dropping sarin gas on
than you think by dropping sarin gas on
than you think by dropping sarin gas on the village according to the
the village according to the
the village according to the organization for the prohibition of
organization for the prohibition of
organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons over 98% of the world’s
chemical weapons over 98% of the world’s
chemical weapons over 98% of the world’s population lives within the territory of
population lives within the territory of
population lives within the territory of the respect the Chemical Weapons
the respect the Chemical Weapons
the respect the Chemical Weapons Convention and yet they are still used
Convention and yet they are still used
Convention and yet they are still used to this day we tend to think of examples
to this day we tend to think of examples
to this day we tend to think of examples involving terrorists like ensuring
involving terrorists like ensuring
involving terrorists like ensuring Kiyo’s use of sarin gas in the 1995
Kiyo’s use of sarin gas in the 1995
Kiyo’s use of sarin gas in the 1995 Tokyo subway attack or the reported use
Tokyo subway attack or the reported use
Tokyo subway attack or the reported use of chlorine and mustard gas by Isis
of chlorine and mustard gas by Isis
of chlorine and mustard gas by Isis since 2014 and both Syria and Iraq but
since 2014 and both Syria and Iraq but
since 2014 and both Syria and Iraq but the most recent display of chemical
the most recent display of chemical
the most recent display of chemical weapons wasn’t an act of terrorism it
weapons wasn’t an act of terrorism it
weapons wasn’t an act of terrorism it was allegedly the work of the government
was allegedly the work of the government
was allegedly the work of the government more specifically the Syrian government
more specifically the Syrian government
more specifically the Syrian government which yet it was carried out in
which yet it was carried out in
which yet it was carried out in residential civilian areas
residential civilian areas
residential civilian areas [Music]
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