Blister Agents Used in Warfare
Most blister agents fall into one of three groups:
- Sulfur mustards – A family of sulfur-based agents, including the so-called "mustard gas".
- Nitrogen mustards – A family of agents similar to the sulfur mustards, but based on nitrogen instead of sulfur.
- Lewisite – An early blister agent that was developed, but not used during World War I. It was effectively rendered obsolete with the development of British anti-Lewisite in the 1940s.
Occasionally, phosgene oxime is included among the blister agents, although it is more properly termed a nettle agent.
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