Lachrymatory agent
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| (A subset of Weapons of mass destruction) |
| Lethal agents |
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| Blood agents |
| Cyanogen chloride (CK) |
| Hydrogen cyanide (AC) |
| Blister agents |
| Lewisite (L) |
| Sulfur mustard gas (HD, H, HT, HL, HQ) |
| Nitrogen mustard gas (HN1, HN2, HN3) |
| Nerve agents |
| G-Agents |
| Tabun (GA), Sarin (GB) Soman (GD), Cyclosarin (GF) |
| V-Agents |
| VE, VG, VM, VX |
| Pulmonary agents |
| Chlorine |
| Chloropicrin (PS) |
| Phosgene (CG) |
| Diphosgene (DP) |
| Non-lethal agents |
| Incapacitating agents |
| Agent 15 (BZ) |
| KOLOKOL-1 |
| Riot control agents |
| Pepper spray (OC) |
| CS gas |
| CN gas |
| CR gas |
Tear gas and pepper spray are lachrymatory agents that are also used as riot control agents and chemical warfare agents. During World War I more toxic lachrymatory agents were used albeit in much smaller amounts than dangerously poisonous gases such as phosgene.
Certain lachrymatory agents are often used by the Police to assist in bringing offenders under control, most notably Tear Gas, but also in some countries (Finland & Australia, also the USA) another issued substance is Mace. All of these substances have basically the same chemical formulation, but often very subtle differences in their make-up.
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