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Are Chemical Weapons Worse Than Bombs?

Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted “I’ve never understood those who assert that killing people with chemicals is worse than blowing them to bits with a bomb.” What do you think?
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Neil deGrasse Tyson has caused a stir on Twitter with this Tweet:

While it was noted that both are technically chemical reactions, it is the potential for “a much larger-scale, indiscriminate effect” that makes chemical weapons much worse, responded . 

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