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Terrorism at Rise with the Chemicals Insight: Use of Chemical Warfare Agents an Issue of Global Concern

Neha Jain, Former Senior Scientific Officer, Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science India, GTB Nagar, Kingsway Camp, Hudson Lane, Delhi 110009, India. , Neha Jain

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Journal of Forensic Chemistry and Toxicology 9(1):p 47-51, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/jfct.2454.9363.9123.3
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Neha Jain/Terrorism at Rise with the Chemicals Insight: Use of Chemical Warfare Agents an Issue of Global Concern/J Forensic Chemistry Toxicol. 2023;9(1):47–51.

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Crime has led to a worldwide increase with a main weapon of offence including not only a physical object but show the incidences of involvement of chemicals also. Chemical warfare agents are one such example commonly employed by large group of people, mainly violent criminals who not only wants to create a terror or threat in the world but to cause war scale destruction. There are numerous of incidents reported from past showing the involvement of hazardous chemicals for committing crimes. Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA) are synthetic chemicals used in the warfare as weapons, which are highly toxic and lethal to the extent that can cause temporary incapacitation, permanent health damage and even death of the targets. Common examples of these agents are nerve agents, vesicants, incapacitating agents, blood agents, and riots control agents. These agents are variedly classified as per the above-mentioned categories depending onto the effects and adverse effects they poses on human health and on society. The rate of crime commission using these hazardous agents is very rapid, thus making it an issue of serious concern to take measures to prevent innocent individuals.

 

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Keywords Chemicals; Chemical Warfare Agents; Destruction; Hazardous; Weapons.

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