Difference between revisions of "Timeline of chemical risk"

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| 1975 || Intentional || Terrorism (state-sponsored) || {{w|Parathion}}, {{w|thallium}}, multiple || During the Rhodesian conflict, the minority white community in Rhodesia face challenges from native African nationalists. Stretched thin, Rhodesian forces adopt unconventional methods, employing commercially available poisons like {{w|parathion}} and {{w|thallium}}. They contaminate clothing, water sources, and food, resulting in an estimated 1,500–2,500 guerilla deaths, with numerous civilians affected. Facing native African nationalist insurgents, the Rhodesian forces struggled due to limited resources. Rhodesia's chemical warfare, marked by low-tech methods, demonstrate a brutal, yet unconventional approach to counter the growing power of the insurgent forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare 1975-1980 (Book Review) |url=https://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/1506904/dirty-war-rhodesia-and-chemical-biological-warfare-1975-1980-book-review/ |website=PRISM {{!}} National Defense University |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> || {{w|Zimbabwe}} ({{w|Rhodesia}})

| 1975 || Intentional || Terrorism (state-sponsored) || {{w|Parathion}}, {{w|thallium}}, multiple || During the Rhodesian conflict, the minority white community in Rhodesia face challenges from native African nationalists. Stretched thin, Rhodesian forces adopt unconventional methods, employing commercially available poisons like {{w|parathion}} and {{w|thallium}}. They contaminate clothing, water sources, and food, resulting in an estimated 1,500–2,500 guerilla deaths, with numerous civilians affected. Facing native African nationalist insurgents, the Rhodesian forces struggled due to limited resources. Rhodesia's chemical warfare, marked by low-tech methods, demonstrate a brutal, yet unconventional approach to counter the growing power of the insurgent forces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dirty War: Rhodesia and Chemical Biological Warfare 1975-1980 (Book Review) |url=https://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/1506904/dirty-war-rhodesia-and-chemical-biological-warfare-1975-1980-book-review/ |website=PRISM {{!}} National Defense University |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> || {{w|Zimbabwe}} ({{w|Rhodesia}})

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