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• Fallout shelter
  ...ch shelters were constructed as [[civil defense]] measures during the Cold War. During the Cold War many countries built fallout shelters for high-ranking government officials
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• Vickers Vigilant
  |era=Cold War |engine=[[Imperial Chemical Industries|I.C.I.]] dual-thrust solid fuel rocket
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• J. Gordon Melton
  ...''The Small Sects in America'', captured my imagination. After reading it I wanted to consume everything written on American alternative religions."<re
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• Depleted uranium
  ...defects in offspring of persons exposed to DU."<ref name="Hindin" /> The [[World Health Organization]] states that no consistent risk of reproductive, deve |author= World Health Organization
  80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• Gunpowder
  A simple, commonly cited, [[chemical equation]] for the combustion of black powder is ...nt of traditional gunpowders caused [[corrosion]] problems with Cordite Mk I and this led to the introduction of a range of sulfur-free gunpowders, of v
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• Steel
  ..., infrastructure, tools, ships, [[automobile]]s, machines, appliances, and weapons. Modern steel is generally identified by various grades defined by assorted ...ted from [[ore]] by removing oxygen and combining the ore with a preferred chemical partner such as carbon. This process, known as [[smelting]], was first appl
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• Iron
  {{this|the chemical element}} '''Iron''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|aɪ|.|ər|n}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|r|n}}) is a [[chemical element]] with the symbol '''Fe''' ({{lang-la|ferrum}}) and [[atomic number
  67 KB (9,808 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Wood
  ...losis]], has become more resistant to decay. Tylosis is the deposition of chemical substances (a genetically programmed process). Once heartwood formation is ...ical properties of heartwood and sapwood, although there may be a dramatic chemical difference.
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...xide''', also called '''oxirane''', is the [[organic compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] C₂H₄O. This colorless flammable gas .../books.google.com/?id=oJy5wdzi0yUC&pg=PA309|page=309|title=Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design|volume=20|author=John J. McKetta, William A. Cunningh
  82 KB (11,709 words) - 21:31, 20 September 2010
• Arsenic
  ...ccurrence of arsenic in drinking water is problematic in some parts of the world. ===Chemical properties===
  51 KB (7,314 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Chromium
  ...m''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|r|oʊ|m|i|əm}} {{Respell|KROH|mee-əm}}) is a [[chemical element]] which has the symbol '''Cr''' and [[atomic number]] 24, first ele ...155}}</ref> About two-fifths of the chromite ores and concentrates in the world are produced in [[South Africa]], while [[Kazakhstan]], [[India]], [[Russia
  51 KB (7,299 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Beryllium
  ...{{IPAc-en|icon|b|ə|ˈ|r|ɪ|l|i|əm}} {{respell|bə|RIL|ee-əm}}) is the [[chemical element]] with the symbol '''Be''' and [[atomic number]] 4. ...|year = 1933|title = The Discovery of the Elements |publisher = Journal of Chemical Education |location = Easton, PA |chapter = XII. Other Elements Isolated wi
  41 KB (5,890 words) - 21:34, 20 September 2010
• Chlorine
  {{About|the chemical element|the bleach|Sodium hypochlorite|the upcoming film|Chlorine (film)}} ...cal)|bleaching]] and disinfectants, as well as an essential reagent in the chemical industry. As a common disinfectant, chlorine compounds are used in [[swimmi
  36 KB (5,155 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
• List of fictional diseases
  ...engineering|engineered]] artificially (most often created as [[biological weapons]]), or be any illness that came forth from the (ab)use of [[technology]].[[ ...was released by the President of the United States of America to start the world over, killing almost all adults within 2 weeks. As a result, children were
  66 KB (10,587 words) - 21:08, 21 September 2010
• Trichloroethylene
  The [[chemical compound]] '''trichloroethylene''' is a [[chlorine|chlorinated]] [[hydrocar Pioneered by [[Imperial Chemical Industries]] in Britain, its development was hailed as an anesthetic revolu
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• Anniston, Alabama
  ...ntown Anniston, until the furnace was destroyed by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops in 1865. Later, clay pipe for sewer systems became the focu In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, Union Troops near the furnace wrongfully hanged one of the few residents.
  33 KB (4,693 words) - 21:53, 26 September 2010
• Bath School disaster
  |weapons=[[Rifle]], [[pyrotol]], [[dynamite]], [[club (weapon)|club]] ...[[ton]] of [[pyrotol]], an incendiary explosive introduced in [[World War I]]; farmers during the era used it for excavation. In November 1926 Kehoe dr
  37 KB (5,563 words) - 21:54, 26 September 2010
• Counter-terrorism
  ...Terrorism may be a tactic in a war between [[nation-state]]s, in a [[civil war]], or in an [[insurgency]]. | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> [[Sri Lankan Civil War]],<ref name =UNHCHR-1994>{{cite web
  54 KB (7,364 words) - 21:56, 26 September 2010
• Ken Alibek
  ...ility and reserve BW production plant intended for activation in a time of war. At Omutninsk, Alibekov mastered the art and science of formulating and eva ...t industrial scale assembly line for biological formulations. In a time of war, the assembly line could be used to produce weaponized [[anthrax]]. Continu
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  |weapons = [[Anthrax]] ...e news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/20/us/20anthrax.html |title=F.B.I., Laying Out Evidence, Closes Anthrax Letters Case |work=New York Times |au
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