Comment by embedding-shape
1 day ago
> Chemical weapons are not used not because some agreements
We've literally destroyed countless of supplies of chemical weapons because of agreements about not using them, because we all agree they're absolutely horrible:
> The OPCW administers the terms of the CWC to 192 signatories, which represents 98% of the global population. As of June 2016, 66,368 of 72,525 metric tonnes, (92% of chemical weapon stockpiles), have been verified as destroyed.[40][41] The OPCW has conducted 6,327 inspections at 235 chemical weapon-related sites and 2,255 industrial sites. These inspections have affected the sovereign territory of 86 States Parties since April 1997. Worldwide, 4,732 industrial facilities are subject to inspection under provisions of the CWC.
CWC = Chemical Weapons Convention
> If you look at all other banned weapons they are all used against Ukraine by Russia and nobody gives a damn.
If only I had mentioned something about "shit actors using chemical weapons", basically predicting this exact response. But alas, here we are with zero defense about such a sharp point you made.
Of course even agreements are only agreements. What's valuable is what happens afterwards, but it'll take a while to get there in the context of war crimes by Russia and/or Ukraine, but it will be investigated once the conflict is over.
Yes chemical weapons has been destroyed and it's a good thing, but all other efficient and practical weapons weren't successfully banned.
Even EU countries that signed agreements against anti-infantry mines exiting them because how efficient they are at slowing down invasion.