chemical and biological weapon
1biological weapon — Introduction also called germ weapon any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… …
2biological weapon — noun any weapon usable in biological warfare they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon • Syn: ↑bioweapon, ↑bioarm • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D …
3U.S. Biological Weapon Testing — The United States government performed experiments related to biological warfare on consenting and non consenting military personnel and occasionally civilians, especially during the Cold War. President Richard Nixon decided to officially end the …
4Chemical weapon — Chemical weapons Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing HD (distilled sulfur mustard agent) at Pueblo Depot Activity (PUDA) chemical weapons storage facility. Blister Agents: (Vesicants) …
5Chemical Weapons Convention — Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction Drafted September 3, 1992[1] Signed January 13, 1993[1] Location Paris and New York[ …
6Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …
7Weapon of mass destruction — For the Hip hop album, see Weapons of Mass Destruction (album). Weapons of mass destruction …
8Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …
9chemical weapon — Introduction any of several chemical compounds, usually toxic agents, that are intended to kill, injure, or incapacitate enemy personnel. In modern warfare, chemical weapons were first used in World War I (1914–18), during which gas warfare …
10Chemical weapons in World War I — A poison gas attack using gas cylinders in World War I. The use of chemical weapons in World War I ranged from disabling chemicals, such as tear gas and the severe mustard gas, to lethal agents like phosgene and chlorine. This chemical warfare… …
