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• 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
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• 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
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• Mining
  ...nnot be grown through [[agriculture|agricultural]] processes, or created [[Chemical synthesis|artificially]] in a [[laboratory]] or [[factory]], is usually min ...h|Earth's]] surface. These were used to manufacture early [[tool]]s and [[weapon]]s, for example, high quality [[flint]] found in northern [[France]] and so
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• Lead
  '''Lead''' is a main-group [[Chemical element|element]] with symbol '''Pb''' ({{lang-la|plumbum}}) and [[atomic n ...name="medusa">{{cite book|author=Puigdomenech, Ignasi |title=Hydra/Medusa Chemical Equilibrium Database and Plotting Software|year=2004|publisher=KTH Royal In
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• List of phobias
  ...as a mental disorder (e.g., [[agoraphobia]]), in [[chemistry]] to describe chemical aversions (e.g., [[hydrophobic]]), in [[biology]] to describe organisms tha * [[Hoplophobia]] – fear of [[weapon]]s, specifically [[firearm]]s (Generally a political term but the clinical
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• List of fictional diseases
  |A deadly, [[influenza|flu]]-based virus. Created as a biological weapon codenamed Blue. Causes a lethally high fever and is highly contagious. It i ...iod of aggression and autocannibalism preceding death. Used as a bioterror weapon.
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• Amobarbital
  ...al metabolism in man: N-glucoside formation." ''Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology.'' 1978 Jul;21(1):45-53. PMID 684279</ref> to fo ...snews.com/stories/2003/04/07/60II/main548221.shtml Truth Serum: A Possible Weapon], ''[[60 Minutes]]'', April 23, 2003.</ref> The use of amobarbital as a tr
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• Fentanyl
  ...nyl]] (thought to be the active constituent of [[Kolokol-1]], a [[chemical weapon]]) ...lan]] have also produced Durogesic-style fentanyl patches that contain the chemical in a silicone matrix, preventing the removal of the fentanyl-containing gel
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• Xenon
  {{about|the chemical element}} '''Xenon''' is a [[chemical element]] represented by the [[chemical symbol|symbol]] '''Xe'''. The element name is pronounced {{IPA-en|ˈzɛnɒn
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• 2003 ricin letters
  ...es and organizations as a weapon, being most effective as an assassination weapon,<ref name=johnston/> notably in the case of the 1978 murder of Bulgarian di ...s never captured.<ref name=emsley>[[Emsley, John]]. ''Molecules of Murder: Chemical Molecules and Classic Cases'', ([http://books.google.com/books?id=JAzKSP4Na
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• Bath School disaster
  |weapons=[[Rifle]], [[pyrotol]], [[dynamite]], [[club (weapon)|club]] ...who might help. The Lansing Fire Department sent three men and the city's chemical truck.
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...dustrial infrastructure that could be attacked. Terrorists need not import chemical weapons if they can cause a major industrial accident such as the [[Bhopal ...ndustrial shipments of chlorine, widely used in water purification and the chemical industry, travel in 90 or 55 ton tank cars.
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• History of terrorism
  ...c.co.uk/history/recent/sept_11/changing_faces_02.shtml Adam Roberts on new weapon technologies available to anarchists]</ref> [[Dynamite]], in particular, in ...Spetsnaz]] forces pumped an [[Moscow hostage crisis chemical agent|unknown chemical agent]] (thought to be [[3-methylfentanyl]]), into the building's [[Mechani
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• Ken Alibek
  ...allpox studies he published a review article ''[[Smallpox: a disease and a weapon]]'' in a peer-reviewed journal ''[[International Journal of Infectious Dise * Weinstein, R.S. and K. Alibek (2003), ''Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Guide for Healthcare Providers and First Responders'', Thieme
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• United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
  ...f>[http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/index.htm Medical Management of Chemical and Biological Casualties Course (MMCBC)]</ref><ref>[http://english.ohmynew ...against biological weapons were conducted cooperatively by the [[U.S. Army Chemical Corps]] and the [[Army Medical Department]]. These early days saw the begin
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...robe|url=http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/84/8449gov1.html|publisher=''[[Chemical & Engineering News]]''|accessdate=2008-03-30}}</ref> ...h-Grade - Two Experts say the anthrax was altered to produce a more deadly weapon,"<ref>http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/nyt.html#ny011025</ref> and The W
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• Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...r false samples from the flask that was later determined to be the "murder weapon." The timeline also shows that the Ames strain used in the attacks was ori ...S, anthrax and other ailments that could afflict U.S troops either through chemical or biological weapons.
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• Border Security and Terrorism
  ...through the form of human terrorism or the smuggling and detonation of a [[weapon of mass destruction]]. This article explores the relationship between bord ...e could do so. In addition a terrorist would have many methods of using a weapon of mass destruction. Both this fact and the size of America's borders creat
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• Cruise missile strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan (August 1998)
  ...elping [[Osama bin Laden]], the mastermind of the embassy attacks, build [[chemical weapons]]. One man was killed and ten were wounded in Sudan by the strike. ...d long-standing concerns regarding its potential role in Sudanese chemical weapon efforts that could be exploited by al Qaeda."<ref>[http://www.9-11commissio
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• The One Percent Doctrine
  ...that Pakistani scientists are helping al-Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response. It's not abou ...k. Responding to the thought that Al Qaeda might want to acquire a nuclear weapon, Cheney observed that the U.S. had to confront a new type of threat, a "low
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