Posted by TofuEmmy on March 11, 2005, at 22:55:29
In reply to 1925 Geneva Convention -- anyone know..., posted by Racer on March 11, 2005, at 16:45:37
I think you are asking about the Geneva Gas Protocol which is part of the Geneva Conventions, right?
The answer appears to be yes, sorta of...
"The 1925 Geneva Gas Protocol for the Prohibition of the use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare ("the 1925 Gas Protocol") is the principal international agreement in force relating to the regulation of chemical weapons in armed conflict."
"The United States is a party to the 1925 Gas Protocol, as are all other NATO nations and all former Warsaw Pact nations. The United States, the U.S.S.R., and most other NATO and Warsaw Pact nations conditioned their adherence to the 1925 Gas Protocol on the understanding that the prohibition against use of chemical weapons ceases to be binding with respect to nations whose armed forces, or the armed forces of their allies, fail to respect that prohibition. This, in effect, restricted the prohibition to the "first use" of such munitions, with parties to the Protocol reserving the right to employ chemical weapons for retaliatory purposes."
From this site:
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URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/poli/20050122/msgs/469891.html