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Pfft comments on Open Thread, Jul. 27 - Aug 02, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: MrMind 27 July 2015 07:16AM

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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 28 July 2015 02:05:45AM 2 points [-]

Chemical warfare was only effective the first couple times it was used, i.e., before people invented the gas mask.

Comment author: Pfft 28 July 2015 03:19:44PM *  0 points [-]

My impression is that chemical weapons were very effective in the Iran-Iraq war (e.g.), despite the gas mask having been invented.