Ukraine has documented over 10,000 Russian chemical attacks and submitted evidence to The Hague, as pressure mounts for international action and accountability.
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Koolio@hexbear.net 4 days ago
I thought it was going to be heinous, but its just tear gas, which is technically a chemical weapon. We’re routinely hit with CN/CS here in the states as civilians, there are adverse health effects they do not really talk about though.
Skua@kbin.earth 4 days ago
Chloropicrin isn't tear gas, it's a pesticide that's poisonous to humans. It was used in WW1 because it can circumvent and damage gas masks, and it absolutely can kill
Russia is a signatory to both the 1925 Protocol and the 1993 Convention against using chemical weapons (the latter of which even specifically names chloropicrin), so usage of these - even the ones police use - is a war crime
Also, really, is "American police use them" a defence?
LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 4 days ago
if Russia is going to use illegal chemical weapons why the fuck would they use this instead of literally any of a number of more effective chemical weapons
Aria@lemmygrad.ml 4 days ago
Pointing at the USA as the standard is among the worst defences there is for war crimes. Whoever authorised this tactic belongs in prison.