A Conditional Taboo: International Responses to Chemical Warfare

• In Event: WMD and Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

The key thesis of the page his that the chemical weapon taboo is conditional on the targets of an attack. Only countries that are part of the "civilized community" fall under the umbrella of the taboo.

Authors

• Doreen Horschig, University of Central Florida

• Gunes Murat Tezcur, University of Central Florida