chemical agent of warfare
51United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense — The United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense (USAMRICD) is a military research institute located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States, and is used by the United States Army for the development, testing, and …
52Riot control agent — Riot control agents are less lethal lachrymatory agents used for riot control. Most commonly used riot control agents are pepper spray and various kinds of tear gas.These chemicals disperse a crowd that could be protesting, in a riot, or to clear …
53Nettle agent — This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) Hydrogen cyanide (AC) …
54Incapacitating agent — The term incapacitating agent is defined by the U.S. Department of Defense as: An agent that produces temporary physiological or mental effects, or both, which will render individuals incapable of concerted effort in the performance of their… …
55Unconventional warfare (United States Department of Defense doctrine) — In US doctrine, unconventional warfare (abbreviated UW) is the term for guerilla warfare conducted or supported by United States Army Special Forces (SF) and other units in the United States Special Operations Command. Guerilla warfare is one… …
56United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories — The U.S. Army Biological Warfare Laboratories (USBWL) were a suite of research laboratories and pilot plant centers operating at Camp (later Fort) Detrick, Maryland, USA from 1943 to 1969 under the control of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps Research …
57Dow Chemical Company — ▪ American company American chemical and plastics manufacturer that is one of the world s leading suppliers of chemicals, plastics, synthetic fibres, and agricultural products. Headquarters are in Midland, Mich. Dow Chemical Company… …
58Lachrymatory agent — A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning a tear in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a chemical compound that stimulates the corneal nerves in the eyes to cause tearing, pain, and even temporary blindness. Common… …
59GV (nerve agent) — Chembox new Name = GV (nerve agent) ImageFile = GV 2D skeletal.png ImageName = Skeletal formula of GV ImageFile1 = ImageName1 = Ball and stick model of GV IUPACName = 2 (dimethylamino fluorophosphoryl)oxy N,N dimethylethanamine Section1 = Chembox …
60chloropicrin — /klɔroʊˈpɪkrən/ (say klawroh pikruhn), / ˈpaɪkrən/ (say puykruhn) noun a colourless liquid, CCl3NO2, used as an insecticide and as a chemical agent in warfare; nitrochloroform; trichloronitromethane. Also, chlorpicrin. {chloro 2 + picr(ic acid) + …
