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CS gas

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CS gas
a gas causing tears, salivation, and painful breathing, used in civil disturbances; ortho-chlorobenzal malononitrile. Formula: C6H4ClCH:C(CN)2


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The CS gas is used during training to bolster Marines' confidence in their protective masks.
Home training by Holloway, Glenn / Marines Magazine
On the morning of April 19th, FBI operatives and Delta Force commandos staged a combined armor and infantry raid after relentlessly pumping CS gas into the Mount Carmel church building.
Waco revisited: The horrifying liquidation of Waco's Branch Davidian ... by Grigg, William Norman / The New American
CS gas is the more potent of tear gases used by police, producing an especially strong reaction.
FIVE TREATED FOR EXPOSURE IN FIRE DRILL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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