Impact of chemical weapons
‘‘The psychological impact
of chemical weapon use
cannot be overstated,’’ said
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon,
managing director of CBRN
at Avon Protection.
‘‘The
common cry of people in
Syria and Iraq is ‘we can hide
from bombs and bullets but
not gas’.’’ The Peshmerga
had no gas masks despite
the use of these types of
weapons, so Avon provided
500 examples, which were
delivered to Mosul in April
2016.
The hoods have also
been delivered to 48 Syrian
hospitals and have proven
effective on a number of
occasions.
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