When the United States entered the war, it scrambled to produce its own supply of
mustard gas. The Edgewood Arsenal was soon established in Aberdeen, Maryland, to oversee the development of war gases.
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Yesterday's statement was the first official confirmation that sulfur mustard, often called
mustard gas, has been used by insurgents in Syria.
On a relevant note, a source at the Russian General Staff warned that ISIS might use
mustard gas against the Syrian Army, explaining that intercepted communications between ISIS terrorists following Russian airstrikes on their sites mentioned an urgent transportation of special munitions to the confrontation line with the Syrian government's forces.
The AFP news organisation has reported on speculation among journalists and activists in Syria, that the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) could be behind
mustard gas attacks in Syria.
At the time, it declared 24.7 metric tons of
mustard gas, 1390 metric tons of precursor chemicals and 3563 aerial bombs containing chemical weapons.
Defence spokesman Mohammed al-Askari said they had found three workshops with materials to make chlorine bombs, sarin nerve gas and First World War-style
mustard gas.
Its development can be traced back to the use of
mustard gas during World War I.
We were shocked to find that they contained practice
mustard gas bombs which we knew was one of the most nasty and dangerous gases introduced in World War I.
Also included in the grant is support of research looking at tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) and Silabilin as MCM's against sulphur
mustard gas exposure.
The governments of several countries overtly condemned Iraq's use of
mustard gas against Iran.