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Chemical warfare (CW) refers to the use of poisonous chemical compounds as weapons. This kind of warfare is different from nuclear, biological, and radiological warfare, which are collectively referred to as CBRN, the acronym for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (warfare or weapons).
These three types of warfare are referred to as “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs), which is a term used to contrast with conventional weapons.
Chemical weapons are different from conventional or nuclear weapons in that their destructive effects are not primarily brought on by explosive power.
The Global Chemical warfare missile market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
In reaction to the Bashar al-Assad administration’s use of chemical weapons, the US military launched a cruise missile attack on a Syrian airfield, turning the US into a direct adversary of the Syrian regime for the first time.
Russia reacted angrily to the US strike, calling it “aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law,” and expressed its outrage at the US action. military action with specific aim on Syrian airbase that served as the launchpad for the chemical attack.
Since earlier attempts to influence Assad’s behaviour “had failed, and failed very dramatically,” it was in the US’s “vital national security interest” to stop “the spread and use of lethal chemical weapons.
It is unclear whether the US goal was retaliation for the chemical attack, destruction of Assad’s chemical arsenal, or a campaign to remove Assad from office.
Instead, the US should join them in trying to stop the carnage and bloodshed in Syria as well as to eliminate terrorism of all kinds and forms.
Its purpose was to discourage the dictatorship from deploying chemical weapons in the future. More than 1,000 people were killed by chemical weapons used by Assad’s army, including chlorine and sarin.
President Barack Obama threatened military action after Assad used the banned chemical agent sarin, but the US Congress refused, prompting Russia to step in and broker a compromise in which Assad would hand over his arsenal.
