ABSTRACT
The Germans were the first to introduce gas warfare on a large scale in World War I. Despite having a well disciplined, professional army, the Germans wound up losers after America entered the war. America, Britain, and France also had chemical weapons; the stalemate mutated into a defeat when the Germans could not break through against the Allies and started losing important battles. The development of nuclear weapons by other countries remains a global problem. The United States won a partial victory in leading the effort to convince the Syrian government to cease using nerve and mustard gas, and to turn over its chemical weapons stockpiles for destruction. The secret war for an atomic bomb involved the United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, and Russia. Because of America's vital alliance with Russia, Russia easily spied on American defense programs, including at Los Alamos, and on the major projects connected with uranium enrichment and plutonium production.
