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• Bofors 40 mm
  |wars= [[World War II]], [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts]], [[Arab-Israeli conflict]], [[Korean War]], [[Indonesia-Malaysia confront |manufacturer= Bofors (1932–2006)<br>[[BAE Systems AB]] (2006 onwards)
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...ali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Pocket]]<br>[[War on Terror]] ([[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan]], [[Iraq War|Iraq]]) |length= {{mm to in|1650|abbr=on|precision=1|wiki=yes}}
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• Simvastatin
  ...irmed that mevalonic acid was an intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis. In 1959, the [[HMG-CoA reductase]] enzyme (a major contributor of internal cho ...ic Effects of Statins.(2005) Annu. Rev. Pharmacol. Toxicol:45:89-118</ref> In 1979, Hoffman and colleagues isolated lovastatin from a strain of the fungu
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• J. Gordon Melton
  ...or the Study of American Religion]] and is currently a research specialist in [[religion]] and [[New Religious Movement]]s with the Department of [[Relig ...s, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in [[Santa Barbara, California]].
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• Depleted uranium
  ...rs |accessdate= |author= |date= |year= |publisher= UN |pages= }}</ref> In the past, DU has been called '''Q-metal''', '''depletalloy''', and '''D-38' ...>]]. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical [[radiation therapy]] and industrial [[radiography]] equipment, and
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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: swords)
  The term "[[National Treasures of Japan|National Treasure]]" has been used in Japan to denote [[Cultural Properties of Japan|cultural properties]] since |title= Architecture and authority in Japan
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• Mining
  ...ut| the extraction of geological materials from the Earth|the municipality in [[Austria]]|Mining, Austria|the siege tactic|Mining (military)|name of the ...cumference and second deepest [[open-pit mining|open pit]] [[copper]] mine in the world.]]
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• United States Capitol shooting incident (1954)
  |caption = Lebron is arrested after participating in the attack. ...e [[United States Capitol#House Chamber|House of Representatives chamber]] in the [[United States Capitol]].
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• Los Angeles Times bombing
  ...-post-bombing.jpg|thumb|350px|Rubble of the ''Los Angeles Times'' building in 1910]] ...onvicted, and sentenced to life in prison. J.J. was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bombing a local iron manufacturing plant, and returned to the Ir
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• 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
  ...ed support for people working for civil rights. It marked a turning point in the U.S. [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|1960s Civil R ...rn Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)]] to integrate public facilities in the country.
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...itaries]], [[police department]]s and [[corporation]]s adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed. ...ticular context. Individuals, such as [[Timothy McVeigh]], may also engage in terrorist acts such as the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
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• Insurgency
  [[File:Vcfightersboat.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Viet Cong]] insurgents in the mid-1960s]] ...rd English Dictionary]] second edition 1989 "insurgent B. n. One who rises in revolt against constituted authority; a rebel who is not recognized as a be
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• Definitions of terrorism
  ...lly charged.<ref name="Hoffman-1998-p32">Hoffman (1998), p. 32, See review in The [[New York Times]][http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman-terrori ...pinion between various members about the use of violence in the context of conflicts over national liberation and self-determination."<ref>Martyn (2002)</ref> T
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• History of terrorism
  ...pponents.”<ref name="Hoffman-1998-p32">Hoffman (1998), p. 32, See review in The [[New York Times]][http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/h/hoffman-terrori ...se of "systematic use of terror as a policy" was first recorded in English in 1798.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism]</ref>
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• Leaderless resistance
  ...ttp://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_3/garfinkel/ | accessdate = May 7, 2006 }}</ref> While it lacks a central command, the concept does not necessarily ...a movement’s role model instills motivation, ideas and assumed sympathy in the minds of potential agitators who lend further authority to the figurehe
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• Terrorism
  ...niversally agreed, legally binding, criminal law [[definition of terrorism#In international law|definition of terrorism]].<ref>Angus Martyn, [http://www. ...publisher=[[Strategic Studies Institute]] (SSI) |quote=The views expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the offi
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• Guerrilla warfare
  ...illa warfare''' is a form of [[irregular warfare]] and refers to conflicts in which a small group of [[combatant]]s including, but not limited to, armed The term means "little war" in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and the word, ''guerrilla'', has been used to
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• Al-Qaeda
  |logo = Flag of al-Qaeda in Iraq.svg ...[Islamic fundamentalism]]<br/>[[Wahhabi|Wahhabi Islam]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Atwan|2006|p=40}}</ref><br/>[[Pan-Islamism]]
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• Abu Sayyaf
  |war =the [[Insurgency in the Philippines]] ...ead, September 4, 2006</ref><br/>[[Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani]] [[Killed in action|KIA]] <ref>Reported dead, December 8, 1998</ref>
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• Sons of Iraq
  |strength=103,000 in July 2008<ref name=Seeds>{{cite news |title=Iraq Index Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
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