chemical weapon
51weapon of mass destruction — WMD, weapons that are designed to cause great amounts casualties and widespread devastation (esp. ones based on nuclear, biological, or chemical methods) …
52White phosphorus (weapon) — This article is about the military applications of white phosphorus. For more general information, see Phosphorus. White phosphorus (WP) is a flare and smoke producing incendiary weapon,cite web | title=Pyrotechnics, Explosives, Fireworks |… …
53List of U.S. chemical weapons topics — The U.S. chemical weapons program began during World War I. Chemical weapons were only used during that war. Chemical weapons production ended in 1969. The United States renounced chemical weapons in 1997 and destruction of stockpiled weapons is… …
54biological 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… …
55Defensive weapon — A defensive weapon is a personal weapon that is primarily intended for defending the user against an attacker. [cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defensive |publisher=Dictionary.com |title=Definition of defensive] [cite journal …
56United States Army Chemical Materials Agency — The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency [http://www.cma.army.mil/home.aspx] ( CMA ) is a United States Army organization originally chartered with both the storage and the disposal at all nine of the USA s chemical weapons stockpile locations.… …
57Psychochemical weapon — The USA was highly interested in the military use of LSD Psychochemical weapons, also known as drug weapons, are psychopharmacological agents used within the context of military aggression. They fall within the range of mid spectrum agents, i.e.… …
58Destruction of chemical weapons — Throughout history, chemical weapons have been used as strategic weaponry to devastate the opposing side in times of war. After the mass destruction created by WWI and WWII, chemical weapons have been considered to be inhumane by the United… …
59Radiological weapon — A radiological weapon (or radiological dispersion device, RDD) is any weapon that is designed to spread radioactive material with the intent to kill, and cause disruption upon a city or nation. It is primarily known as a dirty bomb because it is… …
60List of chemical warfare agents — A chemical weapon agent (CWA) is a chemical substance whose toxic properties are used to kill, injure or incapacitate. About 70 different chemicals have been used or stockpiled as chemical weapon agents during the 20th century. These agents may… …
