Gas is one of the most effective weapons in war as proved in the World War.
It is far more humane than explosives, as gas, while putting combatants out of action, kills far less. The best chance for peace is that the weapon will be so frightful that nations will be deterred from going to war. There was no alarm clock. We relied on Lisa, Annie and Cindy to make enough noise during their scheduled pre-dawn departure to Geneva to wake us. It was a poor decision.