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• 1983 Beirut barracks bombing
  |image=Beirutbarr.jpg|300px|caption=A smoke cloud rises from the rubble of the bombed barracks at Beirut International Airport. ...0|N|35|29|17|E|type:landmark|name=DrakkarBarracks}}<br/>'Drakkar' barracks of French [[''1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes'']], Ramlet al Baida, B
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• 9M133 Kornet
  ...w/at-14.htm) |title=Kornet (AT-14) |accessdate=2008-11-08 |work=Federation of American Scientists |date=1999-06-19}}</ref>. ...d service in the Russian army in 1994<ref>http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/Kornet_a001010001.aspx</ref>, its export designation is the Ko
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• 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
  ...al gun]]s. Like all British 4.5 inch naval guns, it actually has a calibre of 4.45 inches (113 mm)<ref name=Janes1999>Jane's Ammunition Handbook, 1999-20 ...ed gun]] as a starting point (it used electrical primers). The outer shell of the gunhouse is built from [[glass-reinforced plastic]] (GRP).
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• Fajr-27
  |origin=Iran |used_by=[[Islamic Republic of Iran Navy]]
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• M2 Browning machine gun
  ...lklands War]] <br>[[South African Border War]]<br>[[United States invasion of Panama]] <br>[[Gulf War]] <br>[[Somali Civil War]] <br>[[Operation Medak Po ...Gun''', or "Ma Deuce" is a [[heavy machine gun]] designed towards the end of [[World War I]] by [[John Browning]]. It is very similar in design to John
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• Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
  ...milar to the GDF-002, but included some enhancements like self-lubricating weapons and integrated protective covers. ...IAK85) gun system. Note the muzzle velocity measuring device on the muzzle of each gun]]
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• Otobreda 76 mm
  ...a]] [[76/62mm Allargato]], which was bigger, heavier and had a slower rate of fire. A vehicle-mounted version known as the [[Otomatic]] was built for the The gun is capable of very high rates of fire, making it suitable for short-range anti-missile point defence. Its ca
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• Depleted uranium
  [[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do
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• Iron
  ...ition series]]. Like other [[Group 8 element]]s, it exists in a wide range of [[oxidation state]]s. Iron and iron [[alloy]]s ([[steel]]s) are by far the ...the heaviest stable element produced by stellar fusion because the fusion of iron is the last nuclear fusion reaction that is [[exothermic]]. Iron is th
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• Ethylene oxide
  {{Redirect|Oxirane|oxiranes as a class of molecules|epoxide}} ...three-membered ring consisting of two carbon and one oxygen atom. Because of its special molecular structure, ethylene oxide easily participates in the
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• Chromium
  ...rom the Greek word "chrōma" (χρώμα), meaning [[color]], because many of its compounds are intensely colored. It was discovered by [[Louis Nicolas V ...] ([[electroplating]] with chromium) are currently the highest-volume uses of the metal. Chromium and [[ferrochromium]] are produced from the single comm
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• Beltway sniper attacks
  [[Image:Beltway sniper map.png|right|thumb|300px|Locations of the 15 sniper attacks numbered chronologically.]] ...[[Life imprisonment (United States)|life sentences without the possibility of parole]]. On November 10, 2009, Muhammad was executed by [[lethal injection
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• Terrorism
  ...errorism''' is the systematic use of [[fear|terror]] especially as a means of [[coercion]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrorism ...tical or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of [[non-combatant]]s (civilians).{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}
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• Animal-borne bomb attacks
  '''Animal borne bomb attacks''' are the use of animals as delivery systems for explosives. ...the intention of making the bomb go off in a crowd killing a large number of civilians or soldiers.
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• Islam and violence
  ...rted by Islam's tenets, references to violence in the [[Qur'an]], and acts of terrorisms motivated and/or justified by Islam. {{See also|Criticism of Islam}}
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• Taliban
  |image = [[Image:Flag of Taliban.svg|border|200px|Taliban flag]] |previous = Students of [[Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam]]
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• Jerome Hauer
  ...firm and has served as a member of the Hollis-Eden Pharamaceuticals board of directors since June 2004. ...and public health preparedness and response to emergencies, including acts of biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism.
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• Sons of Iraq
  ...<br />Sheikh Abdul-Jabbar Abu Risha<br />Sheikhs of Al-Bu Nimr<br />Sheiks of Al-Bu Issa |title=Iraq Index Tracking Variables of Reconstruction & Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
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• FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
  ...f the [[U.S. Department of Justice]], and the seal of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].]] ...in the immediate aftermath of the [[9/11 attacks]] and contained the names of 22 terrorists. It was the second major "wanted" list following the FBI's [[
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• Luis Posada Carriles
  ...t]</ref><ref>[http://www.voltairenet.org/article30425.html The Confessions of Luis Posada Carriles]</ref> ...ity.<ref name="LA Times"/> On September 9, 2008, the [[United States Court of Appeals]] for the Fifth Circuit reversed the District Court's Order dismiss
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