Modern chemical weapons – in pictures

  • Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division patrol in protective masks during Operation Desert Shield in Iraq. Getty Images
    Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division patrol in protective masks during Operation Desert Shield in Iraq. Getty Images
  • Senior Airman Antonio Gant dons mission-oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear during training at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Photo: US Air Force
    Senior Airman Antonio Gant dons mission-oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear during training at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Photo: US Air Force
  • Soldiers of the US Army 23rd chemical battalion wear gas masks during a competition to test individual soldier skills at Camp Stanley in Uijeongbu, South Korea. Reuters
    Soldiers of the US Army 23rd chemical battalion wear gas masks during a competition to test individual soldier skills at Camp Stanley in Uijeongbu, South Korea. Reuters
  • A Russian chemical and biological defence unit undergoes rescue training after a simulated attack at a military base outside Moscow, in 2002. Reuters
    A Russian chemical and biological defence unit undergoes rescue training after a simulated attack at a military base outside Moscow, in 2002. Reuters
  • Russian soldiers at Serpukhov's military missile research institute in 2010. AFP
    Russian soldiers at Serpukhov's military missile research institute in 2010. AFP
  • Polish special forces in a joint training exercise of simulated chemical attacks in Warsaw underground, Poland, in 2015. Reuters
    Polish special forces in a joint training exercise of simulated chemical attacks in Warsaw underground, Poland, in 2015. Reuters
  • Jordanian and US soldiers take part in an exercise to conduct a chemical attack drill in Zarqa, east of Amman, Jordan, in 2018. Reuters
    Jordanian and US soldiers take part in an exercise to conduct a chemical attack drill in Zarqa, east of Amman, Jordan, in 2018. Reuters