Blister Agent

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Blister Agent

A chemical that causes blisters or other severe irritation on human or animal skin. Occasionally, blister agents are used in medical treatments and may have a commercial value for this reason. However, blister agents are usually used in chemical weapons.

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A blistering agent which burns victims' skin, eyes, and lungs.

WAR ON TERROR: SECURITY THREAT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS

The country has hundreds of tons of various chemical agents, including sarin and VX nerve agents, as well as older blistering agents such as mustard gas, dispersed in dozens of manufacturing and storage sites, experts say.

Syria accuses rebels of using chemical weapons

The United States manufactured thousands of tons of nerve gas, blistering agents and other poisons, simply because the Soviet Union was known to be doing the same.