Which agent can be considered a chemical weapon?

Which agent can be considered a chemical weapon?

• A. Choking/Pulmonary
• B. Irritants
• C. Incapacitating Agents
• D. All of the Above

Answer: (D)

Chemical weapons include any toxic chemical agent used to harm, injure, or incapacitate people. Choking or pulmonary agents disrupt respiration and can cause suffocation; irritants provoke immediate irritation of the eyes, airways, and mucous membranes; incapacitating agents produce temporary impairment or disorientation. Because each of these categories describes a type of chemical agent that could be deployed as a weapon, any of them can be used as a chemical weapon. That’s why all of the above is the best choice.

Chemical weapons include any toxic chemical agent used to harm, injure, or incapacitate people. Choking or pulmonary agents disrupt respiration and can cause suffocation; irritants provoke immediate irritation of the eyes, airways, and mucous membranes; incapacitating agents produce temporary impairment or disorientation. Because each of these categories describes a type of chemical agent that could be deployed as a weapon, any of them can be used as a chemical weapon. That’s why all of the above is the best choice.