Conclusion
The widely-accepted definition of chemical weapons, broadly understood as toxic chemicals or their precursors able to cause death, injury, temporary incapacitation or sensory irritation through their chemical action, accurately describes the devastating effects that Sarin, VX, and Agent Orange’s pollutant byproduct, Dioxin, have caused throughout history. As evidenced by each through our research, there is ample reason why the use of any during warfare is widely condemned, and why the concern surrounding the use of even more lethal modern chemical agents has continued to rise with each passing year. Whether the potential for the creation of such weapons can be found within states at war or elsewhere with the general intent of causing long-lasting harm to large populations, the threat is eminent and the effects often unprecedented. With this knowledge, combined with the understanding of the general mechanisms that certain toxins utilize to create damage, it is in humanity's best interest to come up with solutions targeted at preventing the use of such toxins and to eliminate them in any ways possible. This is not always feasible since various nations do not always agree to such terms or they end up breaking them, so proactive measures to create antidotes and effective, fast-acting treatments should continue to be pursued in an effort to manage future crises associated with chemical warfare.