The Death of Lethal Chemical Weapons
Actually, I have no idea if lethal chemical weapons can die, but there has certainly been a movement to rid ourselves of these unconventional tools of death. Unconventional or not (aka conventional), I have finally decided to write my masters thesis on the use of chemical weapons in combat. More specifically, I have to decide whether or not the current chemical weapons convention needs to be re-written for the use of non-lethal chemical weapons in combat. Our domestic law enforcement has been a fan of non-lethal weapons for decades, and as that technology progresses they continue to use it more frequently. The military, however, has less of interest in putting their weapons on stun because the concepts of due process or innocent until proven guilty are not quite on the radar (sorry for the pun). Not that people in the military neccessarily want to kill, but the rules of war are different. As civilization continues to progress, death during war has become a less acceptable outcome. The battlefield is also changing. There is not the same clear line between enemy and civilian because battles have moved into urban areas. Thus, the development of non-lethal weapons by the law enforcement community has become more appealing to the military. However, it is questionable whether or not the chemical weapons convention needs to be renovated to accommodate non-lethal chemical weapons because they are developed in the law enforcement capacity. I hope that was somewhat interesting, because it sounds awesome to me.