Chemical weapon

Chemical Weapons refer to the use of toxic materials against the enemy, either to kill or incapacitate. While various uses of Chemical Weapons have been used througout history, the term generally refers to airborne chemical agents which are either inhaled or affect the skin. While there had been sugjestions about using such weapons throughout the 19th century, Chemical Weapons were first used en mass by the Germans during the Great War in an attempt to break through French Trenchlines using Chlorine Gas.

Chemical Weapons in Science Fiction

• In The War of the Worlds, the Martians deployed a catagory of Chemical Weapons against Britain known as Black Smoke.
• In Stargate, the Tok'ra developed a chemical weapon known as Symbiote gas to whipe out the Goa'uld.

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