Chemical and Process Engineering

Chemical Warfare Ethics

Chemical weapons research is a strong candidate for ethical scrutiny because it is still widely conducted under national and international restrictions. The analysis proves that the creation of chemical weapons is against utilitarianism and deontology, among other significant ethical systems. The Hague Code of Conduct, chemical weapons are a silent threat that cause death through agonizing conflict, indiscriminately injuring and killing both combatants and civilians, without causing damage to buildings and infrastructure, and terrifying those who have survived.