such as chlorine. Despite that, chemical weapons - including chlorine - were widely used during World War I, says Koblentz.

KOBLENTZ: And even though the number of deaths and fatalities that chemical weapons caused in World War I were a fraction of the, you know, overall mayhem that that conflict wreaked on Europe, chemical weapons emerged as one of the symbols of a, you know, an inhumane weapon.

NORTHAM: It was the widespread use during World War I that led directly to the 1925 Geneva Convention, which outlawed chemical and biological weapons. That was later beefed-up with the 1992 Chemical Weapons Convention. But there are other equally terrible ways to die in an armed conflict and many people question why the U.S. should respond so strongly to one chemical weaponsYerevan /Mediamax/. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has stated today that “the fate of Artsakh is in the center of attention of all Armenians”.

The head of the government has delivered a congratulatory message on the occasion of the Independence Day of Artsakh. In particular, he said:

“This day is a historic one for us all – Armenia, Artsakh, the Diaspora, all Armenians. 28 years ago on this day, Artsakh was proclaimed a republic. It gained independence from the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan and started on the journey towards statehood. That journey has been filled with hardship and success, loss and achievement, war and victory. The Artsakh liberation war is a page of excellence in the history of Armenian people and an embodiment of our common pride. 28 years