The Origins of Chemical Warfare: A Dark History

Ajouté : 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]This didn't start in 1915.

[00:00:02]Long before modern armies faced each other across Europe, people already knew that poison could break a defense.

[00:00:10]During sieges, [music] attackers poisoned wells or pushed choking smoke into enclosed spaces.

[00:00:16]It wasn't common. It wasn't organized, but the idea was there.

[00:00:21]And that matters because chemical warfare didn't suddenly appear out of nowhere. It was something old rebuilt with modern [music] industry.