There are ancient taboos on the use of “poison or plague” as weapons or for warfare, and doing so has long been stigmatized in many cultures and prohibited by customary international law and international treaties. The taboo is the companion to the sacred: that which we regard as sacred we protect with taboos.
对在战争中以“毒药或瘟疫”为武器的禁忌，自古有之。在很多文化中，使用这些武器一直被认为是可耻之事，并为国际习惯法和国际条约所禁止。禁忌与神圣同在：我们认为神圣的东西，则以禁忌保护之。