The Allied Forces initially researched chemical warfare with defensive intentions: largely due to the fact that various Allied Nations signed the 1899 Hague document, which states in Article 23 “it is especially prohibited:--To employ poison or poisoned arms;” ( Bevans, 256). However, when World War One came to a stalemate, the Allied nations resorted to using chemicals offensively. Since America wanted to end the war quickly, they did not let a late start in chemical production slow them down: resulting in America producing 100 tons of chemicals a day while Germany only made 50 tons (Ede, 128). After the first use of chlorine gas in 1915, the study of chemical weapons resulted in a great number of advancements, which in turn led to the invention
