Historian discusses the longstanding 'taboo' against chemical weapons, and international attempts to eliminate them

The ongoing civil war in Syria has focused global attention on the use of chemical weapons—and the long-running efforts by the international community to ban them. Christopher Capozzola, an associate professor of history at MIT, has written extensively about the relationship between military policies and civilian politics. MIT News recently discussed the ongoing chemical-weapons controversy with Capozzola.

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