Could Zyklon-B Used for Mass Gassings?
Dear AnswerMan, What evidence is there to support the theory that Zyklon-B could not be used to exterminate millions of Jews in gas chambers? Nicole AnswerMan Replies: THE SUBSTANCE IS CAPABLE of killing people, of that there is no doubt. The problems with it are at least threefold. First, it would be a remarkably poor choice to be made by the people who invented (and did not use) the nerve gas Sarin. Second, the release of the gas from its carrier pellets is a process that takes 2 to 3 hours to complete, longer than that in cold climates such as northern Poland, a trait quite at odds with descriptions of its almost instantaneous effect. Third, cyanide fumes (HCN in the vapor state) react with and leave residual traces of a highly stable cyanide compound in the mortar of brickwork. Chemical analyses of samples taken from alleged homicidal gassing chambers were compared with samples taken from buildings known to have been used for delousing clothing and bedding to stem the incidence of
