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  • 1Depleted uranium — The DU penetrator of a 30 mm round[1] Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q metal, depletalloy, or D 38) is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U 235 than natural uranium (natural uranium is about 99.27% uranium… …

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  • 2Uranium in the environment — Uranium in the environment, this page is about the science of uranium in the environment and in animals (including humans). The legal and social issues associated with uranium are discussed elsewhere. This page is a subpage of actinides in the… …

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  • 3Uranium — (pronEng|jʊˈreɪniəm) is a silvery gray metallic chemical element in the actinide series of the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. It has 92 protons and 92 electrons, 6 of them valence electrons. It can have between 141 and …

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  • 4International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons — The International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons (ICBUW) is a global coalition of 92 NGO members in 25 countries. ICBUW was formed in 2003 in Berlaar, Belgium. It campaigns for a ban on the use, transport, manufacture, sale and export of all… …

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  • 5United States Navy in Vieques, Puerto Rico — Vieques, Puerto Rico, from the Air The United States Navy used Vieques, Puerto Rico for naval training and testing from 1941 to May 1, 2003. Some current studies show drastic increases in health problems which may or may not be related to toxic… …

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  • 7National Development Complex — (NDC) Type Defence and Aerospace Technology Industry Aerospace and Nuclear Technology Genre Science and technology Predecessor Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission …

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  • 8Snow Crash —   Cover of the U.S. paperback version …

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  • 9T-54/T-55 operators and variants — Infobox Weapon name= T 54/55 caption= US Army recognition poster origin= Soviet Union type= Main battle tank is vehicle= yes is UK= yes service= 1947–present used by= wars= designer= Morozov (T 54), OKB 520 (T 54A and later) design date= 1945… …

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  • 10Anti-tank warfare — Anti tank refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. The most common anti tank systems include artillery with a high muzzle velocity, missiles (such as wire guided HEAT), various autocannons firing… …

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