Chemical weapons, as depicted by Hollywood, are kind of funny. At least in their characteristics. Y’see, your typical poison gas in the movies…
•Takes the form of visible clouds of vapor.
•Is deadly to inhale only, and
-Can be completely protected against with only a gas mask, not a full protective suit,
-Is non-persistant, not contaminating surfaces or terrain, and dissipates quickly,
•Kills quickly, like within a minute.
The thing is, though, from all I’ve casually studied on chemical warfare, I can’t think of any actual agent that fits all of those criteria. I actually think something like Halon or Nitrogen asphyxiation might be a closer fit, disregarding the “ominous yellow-green smoke” requirement.
It’s gruesome, to be sure, but…can anyone more in-the-know think of any chemical that fits the Hollywood style deadly gas better?
(And no, for the record, I don’t want to make any, buy any, use any, or advocate the use of any on anyone or anything, thank you.)