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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Lewisite and Lyddite (was: Re: W.W. I chemical munitions dump
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- Organization: Indiana University
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 18:44:54 GMT
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- From ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
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- In article <C0utnw.JLw@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Larry Schuette <schuette@roadkill.nrl.navy.mil> writes:
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- > Why chemical weapons inside Washington D.C.? Well, it is a
- >little known fact that my alma matter was responsible for Lewisite.
- >Catholic University of America Professor Lewis, under contract to the
- >USA, invented Lewisite at CUA in (around) 1917 (funny how the brochures for
- >the school never mention this fact). Apparently, the army had scientists
- >at American University working on perfecting and building prototype
- >chemical munitions in the Spring Valley area.
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- What was Lewisite? Was it a blistering agent?
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- A related question. After the thread on Jutland I read a few of the
- books and there was mention of British AP shells filled with Lyddite.
- What was Lyddite, and why did it stain everything (including splashes)
- green?
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