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What Makes a Weapon Inhumane?

There have been plenty of nasty weapons throughout the history of mankind, but what is it that makes some weapons too inhumane to be used in war? Sources Cited and Further Reading: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/1980-convention-certain-conventional-weapons#.VKkpP2SG-rY https://web.archive.org/web/20100717100420/http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-2&chapter=26&lang=en http://disarmament.un.org/treaties/t/ccwc http://www.crimesofwar.org/a-z-guide/weapons/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/napalm-war.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_arms_control_agreements#See_also Much of the research for this video was compiled by two very helpful volunteers: Alan Le and Isaac Best! Follow Second Thought on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secondthoughtchannel/ Support Second Thought on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/secondthought

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  • Originally Aired February 10, 2017
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