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• Abbreviations (military)
  '''CBRN''' Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear '''NBC''' Nuclear Biological Chemical (old designation, see ''CBRN'')
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• Fallout shelter
  ...uclear fallout and [[Biological warfare|biological]] or [[Chemical warfare|chemical]] (NBC) attacks but the blast-proof requirement varies depending on the siz ...he radiation dose over time. The simulation detailed below assumes that no chemical separation occurred during the transport of radioactivity to the site where
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• Vickers Vigilant
  {{Infobox Weapon |engine=[[Imperial Chemical Industries|I.C.I.]] dual-thrust solid fuel rocket
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• 5"/38 caliber gun
  {{Infobox Weapon <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
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• United States 40 mm grenades
  ...sion System]] which keeps recoil forces with in the boundaries of infantry weapon. Presented on this page is a basic overview. ...m grenade launchers were first developed, the weapon was to be the primary weapon of the infantryman carrying it. It was quickly found that in most engageme
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• Bofors
  ...manufacturer AB Bofors Nobelkrut, later an explosives and general organic-chemical producer, was created in 1898 as a wholly owned subsidiary. By 1911 AB Bofo ...y the company was the [[Bofors 37 mm anti-tank gun]], a standard anti-tank weapon used by a variety of armies early in the war. It was built under license in
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• M230 Chain Gun
  {{Infobox Weapon|is_ranged=yes| ...[[Alliant Techsystems]]. It is an electrically operated [[chain gun]], a weapon that uses external power instead of recoil to load its rounds.
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• Mk 19 grenade launcher
  {{Infobox Weapon <!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
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• Atropine
  ...(nerve agent)|VX]]. Troops that are likely to be attacked with [[chemical weapon]]s often carry [[autoinjector]]s with atropine and [[obidoxime]], which can ...ric acid|H₂SO₄]]·[[water|H₂O]], the full chemical name is 1α H, 5α H-Tropan-3-α ol (±)-tropate(ester), sulfate monohydrat
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• Slurry
  * A mixture of water, [[thickening agent#weapon use|gelling agent]], and oxidizers used as an [[water gel|explosive]] * An abrasive substance used in [[chemical-mechanical polishing]], a semiconductor manufacturing process
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• Ion-exchange resin
  ...he lanthanides and the actinides. Members of each family have very similar chemical and physical properties. Ion-exchange is the only practical way to separate ...or making nuclear-energy materials, such as new reactor fuel and [[nuclear weapon]]s.
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• Depleted uranium
  ...used for [[Nuclear fission|fission]] in [[nuclear reactor]]s and [[nuclear weapon]]s. Uranium is [[Enriched uranium|enriched in U-235]] by separating the iso ...[[US]], [[UK]], [[France]] and [[Soviet Union|USSR]] began their [[nuclear weapon]]s and [[nuclear power]] programs. It was at this time that depleted uraniu
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• Refractory metals
  ...ls to work metals at high temperatures, wire filaments, casting molds, and chemical reaction vessels in corrosive environments. Partly due to the high melting ===Chemical===
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• Gunpowder
  A simple, commonly cited, [[chemical equation]] for the combustion of black powder is ...throwers, rockets, bombs, and mines, before inventing guns as a projectile weapon.<ref>{{Harvcolnb|Chase|2003|p=1}} "The earliest known formula for gunpowder
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• Binary liquid
  ...rmally inert or having no function by themselves, being mixed. A number of chemical products are produced as a result of mixing two chemicals as a binary liqui *[[Binary chemical weapon]]
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• Bamboo
  ...ess and boasts strong absorbency and anti-microbial properties, though the chemical process in bamboo rayon destroys any anti-microbial quality.<ref name="FTC" Bamboo cane is also the weapon of [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] legendary hero [[Saint Giong]]- who had
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• Wood
  ...el]] or as a [[construction]] material for making [[house]]s, [[tool]]s, [[weapon]]s, [[furniture]], packaging, artworks, and [[paper]]. Wood can be dated by ...losis]], has become more resistant to decay. Tylosis is the deposition of chemical substances (a genetically programmed process). Once heartwood formation is
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...xide''', also called '''oxirane''', is the [[organic compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] C₂H₄O. This colorless flammable gas ...y flammable and explosive and is used as a main component of [[thermobaric weapon]]s;<ref name=e1/><ref name=e2/> therefore, it is commonly handled and shipp
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• Hazard symbol
  ...<big>?</big></big>||<big><big>?</big></big>||[[Image:WMD-chemical.svg|80px|Chemical warfare]] Developed by the [[Dow Chemical]] company in 1966 for their containment products.<ref name="waterloo">{{cit
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• Arsenic
  ...c-en|ɑr|ˈ|s|ɛ|n|ɪ|k}} {{respell|ar|SEN|ik}} when attributive) is the [[chemical element]] that has the symbol ''As'', [[atomic number]] 33 and [[atomic mas ===Chemical properties===
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