Nakamura Katsumi
10th Chemical Unit Commander, 10th Division, GSDF.
Nihon Hoigaku Zasshi. 2005 Oct;59(2):126-35.
Chemical Weapons are kind of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). They were used large quantities in WWI. Historically, large quantities usage like WWI was not recorded, but small usage has appeared now and then. Chemical weapons are so called "Nuclear weapon for poor countrys" because it's very easy to produce/possession being possible. They are categorized (1) Nerve Agents, (2) Blister Agents, (3) Cyanide (blood) Agents, (4) Pulmonary Agents, (5) Incapacitating Agents (6) Tear Agents from the viewpoint of human body interaction. In 1997 the Chemical Weapons Convention has taken effect. It prohibits chemical weapons development/production, and Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) verification regime contributes to the chemical weapons disposal. But possibility of possession/use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorist group represented in one by Matsumoto and Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, So new chemical terrorism countermeasures are necessary.
化学武器是大规模杀伤性武器的一种。它们在第一次世界大战中被大量使用。从历史上看，像第一次世界大战那样的大量使用虽未被记录，但偶尔也有小规模使用的情况出现。化学武器因其易于制造/获取而被称为“穷国的核武器”。从人体相互作用的角度来看，它们可分为以下几类：（1）神经性毒剂；（2）糜烂性毒剂；（3）氰化物（血液）毒剂；（4）窒息性毒剂；（5）失能性毒剂；（6）刺激性毒剂。1997年《化学武器公约》生效。该公约禁止化学武器的研制/生产，禁止化学武器组织（OPCW）的核查机制有助于化学武器的销毁。但是，以松本和东京地铁沙林袭击事件为代表的恐怖组织拥有/使用大规模杀伤性武器的可能性依然存在，所以新的化学恐怖主义应对措施很有必要。
