flare dud

  • 1flare dud — A nuclear weapon that, when launched at a target, detonates with anticipated yield but at an altitude appreciably greater than intended. This is not a dud insofar as yield is concerned, but it is a dud with respect to the effects on the target… …

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  • 2dud — Explosive munition which has not been armed as intended or which has failed to explode after being armed. See also absolute dud; dwarf dud; flare dud; nuclear dud …

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  • 3premature dud — See flare dud …

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  • 4George Metesky — George P. Metesky (November 2 1903 ndash; May 23 1994), better known as the Mad Bomber, terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries and offices. Bombs were left in… …

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  • 5Viet Cong and PAVN battle tactics — Soldier of a NLF/Viet Cong Main Force Unit. They shared common arms, procedures, tactics, organization and personnel with PAVN. Viet Cong and PAVN battle tactics comprised a flexible mix of guerrilla and conventional warfare battle tactics used… …

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  • 6dheu-4, dheu̯ǝ- (dhu̯ē-, extended dhuē̯ -k-, dhuē̯ -̆ s-) —     dheu 4, dheu̯ǝ (dhu̯ē , extended dhuē̯ k , dhuē̯ ̆ s )     English meaning: to reel, dissipate, blow, *smoke, dark, gray, deep etc.     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stieben, wirbeln, especially von Staub, Rauch, Dampf; wehen, blow, Hauch, Atem;… …

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  • 7Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …

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  • 8Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) …

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  • 9List of Pokémon (52–101) — Contents 1 Meowth 2 Persian 3 Psyduck 4 Golduck …

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