Biological warfare is distinct from warfare involving other types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including nuclear warfare, chemical warfare, and radiological...
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Chemical warfare is different from the use of conventional weapons or nuclear weapons because the destructive effects of chemical weapons are not primarily...
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At the time, nuclear weapons had not been developed fully. Japan conducted research on biological weapons , and chemical weapons had seen wide battlefield...
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they are distinct from nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and radiological weapons. All may be used in warfare and are known by the military acronym...
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The use of toxic chemicals as weapons dates back thousands of years, but the first large-scale use of chemical weapons was during World War I. They were...
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of modern Weapons and Warfare is a partwork originating with Purnell in 1967–1969, republished under the Phoebus brand. Its contributors and editors included...
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application of traditional weapons, other armaments that specifically target the military can be used are: airstrikes, nuclear weapons, incendiary devices,...
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regular nuclear weapons and can render an area uninhabitable for a long period. The cobalt bomb is an example of a radiological warfare weapon, where cobalt-59...
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defensive equipment. People have used weapons in warfare, hunting, self-defense, law enforcement, and criminal activity. Weapons also serve many other purposes...
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biological weapons program United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories United States and weapons of mass destruction United States chemical weapons program...
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Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans biological and toxin...
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Military technology (redirect from Technology and warfare)
1000 BCE) and India and China. The Assyrians are credited with the introduction of horse cavalry in warfare and the extensive use of iron weapons by 1100...
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believed to possess weapons of mass destruction, and to be one of four nuclear-armed countries not recognized as a Nuclear Weapons State by the Non-Proliferation...
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Conventional warfare is a form of warfare conducted by using conventional weapons and battlefield tactics between two or more states in open confrontation...
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and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime (e.g., murder), law enforcement, self-defense, warfare, or suicide. In a broader context, weapons...
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research program to produce and store chemical weapons and used the war fields to test and perfect their chemical warfare prowess. Thus, as the war continued...
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Biological agent (redirect from Biological weapons)
also known as biological weapons, are pathogens used as weapons. In addition to these living or replicating pathogens, toxins and biotoxins are also included...
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infantry weapons capable of high rates of fire, high-velocity breech-loading artillery, chemical weapons, armoured warfare, metal warships, submarines, and aircraft...
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Rings and The Silmarillion. Tolkien modelled his fictional warfare on the Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history. His depiction of weapons and armour...
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Chemical weapons have been a part of warfare in most societies for centuries. However, their usage has been extremely controversial since the 20th century...
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radar-guided missiles); and DRFM decoy systems (protection against radar-targeted anti-aircraft weapons). An electronic warfare tactics range (EWTR) is...
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This is a list of weapons that were used during the medieval period. Each weapon is organized according to their purpose in battle. Battle axe Bec de corbin...
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countermeasures. Submarine warfare consists primarily of diesel and nuclear submarines using torpedoes, missiles or nuclear weapons, as well as advanced sensing...
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Modern warfare is warfare that diverges notably from previous military concepts, methods, and technology, emphasizing how combatants must modernize to...
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Pritchard Jr., Russ A.-. Civil War Weapons And Equipment. Dyer, Gwynn. War; Dupuy, Trevor N. Evolution of Weapons and Warfare Bidwell & Graham 2004, pp. 14–19...
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of the Chemical Weapons Convention (signed 1993; entered into force, 1997). Destruction of stockpiled chemical weapons began in 1986 and was completed on...
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throwing, were the most common weapon. Other commonplace weapons included the sword, axe, and knife—however, bows and arrows, as well as slings, were...
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capsules that would be able to deploy weapons and perform surveillance. One early test of electronic space warfare, the so-called Starfish Prime test, took...
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period due to the widespread inclusion of weapons as grave goods in inhumation burials, scholarly knowledge of warfare itself relies far more on the literary...
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extra score cost. Advanced Warfare introduces weapon variants, which contain various different stats compared to the base weapons. This allows the game to...
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