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One-hundred years of chemical weapons
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the former commander of the UK Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Regiment, takes us through the history of chemical weapons - starting with chlorine, a choking agent that was first used in battle a century ago.
(Photo: Soldier wears a gas mask)
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