September 12, 2013

Are Chemical Weapons Worse Than Bombs?

Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted “I’ve never understood those who assert that killing people with chemicals is worse than blowing them to bits with a bomb.” What do you think?

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Neil deGrasse Tyson has caused a stir on Twitter with this Tweet:

While it was noted that both are technically chemical reactions, it is the potential for “a much larger-scale, indiscriminate effect” that makes chemical weapons much worse, responded Scott Francis.

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