Weapons That Are So Terrible, They're Actually Banned From Use

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Although battles themselves are nothing new, as technology advances, humans come up with new (and totally horrific) weapons that ultimately go on to cause people around the world so much pain. Some of them are later deemed too inhumane for use in battle, but it's unfortunate that so many lives have to be lost before such distinctions are made.

Mustard Gas

This gas, which causes victims' lungs to fill with fluid and drown them from the inside, was commonly used during World War I. It has since been banned, but some still find ways to use it.

Nerve Gas

This horrible gas was used to interfere with the mechanism that transfers signals from the nervous system to the organs.

Pepper Spray

Although this is banned from warfare, police officers and civilians continue to carry pepper spray for their own protection.

Plastic Landmines

They're just as dangerous as metal ones, but they're infinitely harder to find after wars end.

Bio Weapons

Banning these weapons is just plain common sense when you can't ensure that they won't come back to hurt your own people.

Napalm

Because napalm cannot be used in wooded areas or near civilians, it's rarely used at all today.

Landmines That Don't Self-Destruct

In 1980, it was ruled that landmines that can't self-destruct after a certain period of time can no longer be used, since they pose an obvious threat to civilians.

Poisoned Bullets

Poisoned bullets have been banned since the 1675 Strasbourg Agreement.

Balloon Bombs

These were outlawed after the Japanese actually used them to start forest fires in Oregon, killing a Sunday school teacher and five children during World War II.