[Terry L Smith]

chemical weapons have been routinely used by the russians in afghaniztan. rememberyellow rain?

to talk of chemical weapons ain’t silly at all.

[hanamizu]

“...to talk of chemical weapons ain’t silly at all.”

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Not silly to talk about it, but to say that “we’d reply in kind” is a bit worrisome, don’t you think? Our using chemical weapons on Russian soldiers would mean we were at war with Russia. I don’t want a war with Russia over Ukraine.

[hinckley buzzard]

Yellow rain was allegedly chemical warfare used in Southeast Asia, in the 70’s, not afghanistan.. Remember Alexander Haig? It was also largely discredited by serious investigation.

[Gaffer]

Alexander Haig first accused the Russians of supplying T-2 (yellow rain) to Southeast Asia (Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, etc.) How is this any different than the brush clearing chemical(s) called Agent Orange the US Government extensively used much earlier? More damage from that, IMO.

AFAIC, you’d have to prove that by actual use and not by YT videos of crisis actors like in Syria, Lebanon, etc. or by suspicion. Biden is grasping at anything he can; there were all sorts of caterwauling about Russia and the Chernobyl nuclear facilities and those fears - what’s happened with that?