This week Reactions takes a look into chemical warfare. There's a lot of science behind chemical weapons. April 22, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the first largescale use of chemical weapons in modern warfare. Some of the best minds in chemistry at that time, including a Nobel Prize winner, used their knowledge of science to build humanity’s new weapons of mass destruction. This week, we take a sobering look at the chemistry behind the modern world’s first chemical weapons.
Check out all of C&EN's fantastic coverage of the anniversary here: http://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org
Producer: Sean Parsons
Writer: Sam Kean
Scientific Consultants: Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D., Sarah Everts, Ph.D.
Lead Writer/Producer: Noel Waghorn
Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski
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