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Constanzo 1 Jason Constanzo P.C. Ingram English Period 8 31 October 2002 Chemical Warfare Now being in the 21st Century, technology has reshaped war itself. Many questions are arising though about the ethics of chemical warfare. Chemical warfare is the use of chemical agents to kill, incapacitate or demoralize an enemy (Chemical Warfare 1). Though, this form of killing is not new to war. In 431 B.C., the Spartans used burning sulfur and pitch to engulf cities with sulfur dioxide (The Spartans Began 60). This was an inexpensive way to kill hundreds without losing a man. Chemical warfare is horrid yet so cheap and easy to make and store, it opens up doors for countries who cannot afford to invest nuclear technology; but is it the right thing to do? Historically, chemical agents have been used in many ways to kill millions of dedicated soldiers and civilians. In World War I, more than 100,000...

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