Mustard Gas = Chlorine gas.

No, Wayne, Mustard gas is a different chemical than chlorine.
It is worse.

Chlorine is one of the few poison gasses which is really a gas, most are
volatile liquids dispensed as a spray.

Chlorine is a yellow-green color, is denser than air and has an extremely
unpleasant odor long before it becomes lethal.

Mustard has little color and odor (less when pure) and causes edema in the
lungs about 3 hours after having inhaled.  It makes it almost impossible
for the lungs to transfer blood gasses.  Once it is breathed in, it is
very hard to treat even if the symptoms have not shown up yet.

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