It can kill you if you drink it!
If the terrorists located a gallon of bleach in Iraq, flew it to Nebraska and poured it into kids milk at recess would it not likely cause as much damage as the WMD you claim were found in Iraq?
First of all, I haven't claimed anything other than what was released in the declassified documents, which states that 500 Sarin munitions were found in Iraq. Since this comes from the Pentagon, I think the source is valid.
Secondly, you continue to illustrate how retarded you are, by comparing a chemical nerve agent to common household cleaning products. You then magnify your retardation by likening a chemical weapon attack with a carpet burn or mixing the wrong cleaners together. I don't know why you persist in showing people how ignorant you are, but I guess you have your reasons.
Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB (O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN Resolution 687, and its production and stockpiling was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993. Bleach wasn't.
Household bleach, also known as chlorine bleach, sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), is used in the home for whitening clothes, removing stains, and disinfecting. This is because sodium hypochlorite yields chlorine radicals—oxidizing agents readily reacting with many substances.
Chlorine bleach is often used with laundry detergents and is also commonly used as a disinfectant. Mixing bleach and cleaners containing ammonia, or using bleach to clean up urine can create toxic chloramine gases and an explosive called nitrogen trichloride. However, according to the UN and CWC, bleach is not a WMD, and is not prohibited from stockpiling.
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can potentially be used as a weapon of mass destruction, this is not how a WMD is determined by the CWC or the UN. Subsequently, the UN and CWC will not un-classify something as a WMD because it has reached a certain age, this criteria has nothing to do with whether it's considered a WMD by the UN and CWC.
Here is an interesting tid-bit of information regarding the "shelf-life" of Sarin WMD's....
According to the CIA, nations such as Iraq have tried to overcome the problem of sarin's short shelf life in three ways:
The shelf life of unitary (i.e., pure) sarin may be lengthened by increasing the purity of the precursor and intermediate chemicals and refining the production process.
Incorporating a stabilizer chemical called tributylamine. Later this was replaced by diisopropylcarbodiimide (di-c-di), which allowed for GB nerve agent to be stored in aluminum casings.
Developing binary chemical weapons, where the two precursor chemicals are stored separately in the same shell, and mixed to form the agent immediately before or when the shell is in flight.
This approach has the dual benefit of making the issue of shelf life irrelevant and greatly increasing the safety of sarin munitions.
I've highlighted a very crucial point for you to consider. The binary process that we know for a fact Saddam was working on, would render the question of "shelf-life" obsolete. So, the Sarin would not degrade, because the sealed components to create the Sarin, would not mix until the bomb was enabled for detonation.
Now let's take a look at what Sarin can do, that Bleach can't...
Sarin is an extremely potent organophosphate compound that disrupts the nervous system by inhibiting the cholinesterase enzyme by forming a covalent bond with the site of the enzyme where acetylcholine normally undergoes hydrolysis. This allows acetylcholine to build up and continue to act so that any nerve impulses are, in effect, continually transmitted.
Initial symptoms following exposure to sarin (and other nerve agents) are a runny nose, tightness in the chest and contraction of the pupils. Soon after, the victim has difficulty breathing and experiences nausea and drooling. (Jarhead might not recognize these symptoms as abnormal) As the victim continues to lose control of bodily functions, he vomits, defecates and urinates. This phase is followed by twitching and jerking. Ultimately, the victim becomes comatose and suffocates in a series of convulsive spasms.
Sarin is a highly volatile liquid. Inhalation and absorption through the skin pose a great threat. Even vapour concentrations immediately penetrate the skin. People who absorb a nonlethal dose but do not receive immediate appropriate medical treatment may suffer permanent neurological damage.
I realize this is a lot of information for a retarded person to absorb, but I will continue to do my best to help educate the less fortunate, it's my civic duty!
