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A '''Chemical weapon''' is a [[weapon]], usually in gas or liquid form, that releases toxic chemicals when exploded. The most well known chemical weapon, [[Mustard gas]], was used extensively during [[World War I]]. Other types include sarin gas, nerve gas, VX, and BZ.<ref>http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/legal/cw/cwindex.html</ref> [[Gas mask]]s and other protective gear exists to protect against chemical weapons.
A '''Chemical weapon''' is a [[weapon]], usually in gas or liquid form, that releases toxic chemicals when exploded. The most well known chemical weapon, [[Mustard gas]], was used extensively during [[World War I]]. Other types include sarin gas, nerve gas, VX, and BZ.<ref>http://www.reachingcriticalwill.org/legal/cw/cwindex.html</ref> [[Gas mask]]s and other protective gear exists to protect against chemical weapons.
==Zyklon B==
:{{See also|Holocaust}}
[[File:Zyklon.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Zyklon B]]
[[Zyklon B]] is a [[cyanide]]-based toxic gas. A modern application of it this substance is as an [[insecticide]]. However, it is also lethal to humans in sufficient concentration. During [[World War II]], the German [[Nazi party]] used Zyklon B to kill millions of people throughout the holocaust. As victims arrived at the death camps, they were divided in two: those fit for work, usually young to middle aged men, or possessed a special skill needed in the camp, and the remainder sent for delousing in the showers. The “showers” was actually a sealed room in which Zyklon B was dropped through a hole in the ceiling. The cyanide-based vapors would kill the entire room within minutes.
==See also==
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