| Chemical weapons are a growing danger in the modern world. Though they have been around for years and were used in wars such as WWI they are increasingly easy to gain by anyone anywhere. Militant, radical, and terrorist groups exist everywhere and for them chemical weapons are a cheap and easy way to decimate large numbers of people. They are impossible to regulate because chemicals are everywhere and used in everyday activity. Harmless chemicals used for benificial purposes can be combined to create harmful or deadly weapons. The best defense against these dangers are prevention. Government agencies track and monitor suspect groups to ensure they are not purchasing chemicals and other potential weapons in suspicious ways. Hospitals and trained proffesionals help minimize casualties in the case of an attack. Aswell, defence centers such as Suffield develope technology such as gas masks and chemical suits and detection devices. |
