Chemical warfare has existed throughout recorded history, from the poison-tipped arrows of the ancient Japanese to the mustard gas attacks of the First World War.
As chemical understanding has increased, chemical weapons have become increasingly dangerous. For example, the man-made nerve agent sarin is so deadly that one droplet on exposed skin is enough to kill an adult human.
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