chemical agent — /kɛmɪkəl ˈeɪdʒənt/ (say kemikuhl ayjuhnt) noun Military a solid, liquid, or gas which through its chemical properties produces lethal or damaging effects on humans, animals, plants, or material, or produces a screening or signalling smoke …
Moscow hostage crisis chemical agent — Main article: Moscow theater hostage crisis This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) … Wikipedia
Chemical weapon — Chemical weapons Pallets of 155 mm artillery shells containing HD (distilled sulfur mustard agent) at Pueblo Depot Activity (PUDA) chemical weapons storage facility. Blister Agents: (Vesicants) … Wikipedia
Chemical weapon designation — Chemical, biological, and radiological warfare agents are sometimes assigned what is termed a military symbol. Military symbols evolved out of the First World War from the British in part for secrecy, and to simplify reference to chemicals by… … Wikipedia
Chemical warfare — For other uses, see Chemical warfare (disambiguation). This article forms part of the series Chemical agents Lethal agents Blood agents Cyanogen chloride (CK) … Wikipedia
chemical weapon — Introduction any of several chemical compounds, usually toxic agents, that are intended to kill, injure, or incapacitate enemy personnel. In modern warfare, chemical weapons were first used in World War I (1914–18), during which gas warfare … Universalium
Chemical Corps — Seal of the Chemical Corps The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The corps was founded as the Chemical Warfare Service during World … Wikipedia
chemical warfare — All aspects of military operations involving the employment of lethal and incapacitating munitions/agents and the warning and protective measures associated with such offensive operations. Since riot control agents and herbicides are not… … Military dictionary
Chemical Weapons Convention — Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction Drafted September 3, 1992[1] Signed January 13, 1993[1] Location Paris and New York[ … Wikipedia
nerve agent — A potentially lethal chemical agent which interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses … Military dictionary
