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Originally Posted by Olefin
Keep in mind the war hasn't knocked us back to the 1850's - more like to the 1910-20 level...
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IMHO the technology level is not the issue. Intact & active infrastructure is.
It doesn't really matter if the technology needed to produce mustard gas was discovered in 1910 or 1810.
If it requires massive industrial complexes to achieve than it just can't be done. If it can be achieve in a workman's shop than sure.
That's why newly made rpgs and light mortar shells are available (but are somewhat expensive)
They can relatively easily be manufactured by people with minimal equipment and infrastructure needed
(Though safety standards of the manufacturing process would be quite shocking).
As for chemical weapons... Well i'm no expert but creating a chem warfare shell seems a lot more complex than just creating the chem agent.
So perhaps a crude chemical weapon device (i.e pressurized canister that has to be hand delivered to the target) can be manufactured but i doubt anything more high-tech will be manufacturable in post ww3 conditions.
Adi