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31Weapons of Mass Destruction — (WMDs) The Russian Federation possesses the world’s largest stockpiles of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Its nuclear arsenal includes thousands of strategic and tactical weapons, and, reportedly, a number of “suitcase” nuclear… …
32Chemical mortar battalion — The United States chemical mortar battalions were army units attached to U.S. Infantry divisions, and it was their responsibility to service the 4.2 in (107 mm) chemical mortar during World War II. For this reason they were also called the Four… …
33Chemical Agent Identification Set — A typical glass bottle from a type of CAIS known as a toxic gas set . This one contains sulfur mustard (HD). Chemical Agent Identification Sets (CAIS), known by several other names, were sets of glass vials or bottles that contained small amounts …
34Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute — The Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute was a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization established in 1993 to address the challenges to global security and stability in the early 21st century, with a special, but… …
35Chemical engineering — Process engineers design, construct and operate plants Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the application of physical science (e.g., chemistry and physics), and life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology and… …
36Weapons of the Vietnam War — A wide variety of weapons were used by the different armies operating in the Vietnam War, which included the opposing Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (ARVN) and People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) known as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the… …
37chemical — chemically, adv. /kem i keuhl/, n. 1. a substance produced by or used in a chemical process. 2. chemicals, Slang. narcotic or mind altering drugs or substances. adj. 3. of, used in, produced by, or concerned with chemistry or chemicals: a… …
38chemical weapon — noun chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants • Hypernyms: ↑weapon of mass destruction, ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D. • Hyponyms: ↑chemical bomb, ↑gas bomb,… …
39chemical weapon — Together or separately, (a) a toxic chemical and its precursors, except when intended for a purpose not prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention; (b) a munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic… …
40chemical — [[t]ke̱mɪk(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ chemicals 1) ADJ: ADJ n Chemical means involving or resulting from a reaction between two or more substances, or relating to the substances that something consists of. ...chemical reactions that cause ozone destruction.… …
