Chemical weapons are a serious threat to the world and have the ability to wipe out entire cities, destroying everything in sight. Chemical weapons were first widely used in WWI. Just how many people were killed or injured in WWI due to chemical weapons? According to the Chemical Weapons Convention webpage, 1,400,000 people were affected by chemical weapons during WWI. The most serious casualties occurred in Russia where 475,000 people were injured and 56,000 people were killed (“CWC …showed first 75 words of 1245 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1245 total…chemical weapons. With the recent fear of Iraq’s weapon supply, the threat of chemical warfare is still alive today and may never end. Works Cited 1. “The Chemical Weapons Convention Homepage.�E 4 April 2000 <http://www.opcw.nl> 2. Hiroshima. Dir. Koreyoshi Kurahara and Spottiswoode. Made for TV, 1995 3. “History of Biological Warfare�E 22 April 2000 <http://gulfwarvets.com/biowar. html> 4. Mitretek Systems. “Background on Chemical Warfare.�E 17 Feb. 1999 <http://www.mitretek.org/mission/enven/chemical/chem_back.html