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I think I’ve seen similar pictures before. Can’t remember which country, but I do know the time period: WW2.
Side note: War is awful, and chemical weapons are truly terrifying.
Why WW2? Chemical weapons were more of a WW1 thing, no? They were also used later, even in Syria a few years ago, but the mayor combats with them were in WW1.
Yeah after ww1 we pretty quickly agreed that we won't use them or be called a dick for all eternity.
Oh fuck, and here we are with a toad-in-chief who would love being called a dick for all eternity as long as they're talking about him
During WW1 chemical weapons were used, so everyone knew that the option was still on the table. Everyone was worried that the other side might use chemical weapons, so that’s why preparations like the one seen in the picture were made.
Correct. Photo was taken at a British hospital in 1940.