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27 relations: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Anniston Chemical Activity, Autoignition temperature, Binary chemical weapon, Black Hills Ordnance Depot, Chemical Corps, Chemical weapon, Composition B, Federation of American Scientists, Fuze, Johnston Atoll, Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System, List of U.S. Army rocket launchers by model number, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Nerve agent, Newport Chemical Depot, Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerin, Okinawa Prefecture, Operation Red Hat, Ordnance Corps (United States Army), Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Sarin, Tetrytol, VX (nerve agent), Warhead, 2-Nitrodiphenylamine.
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) (sometimes erroneously called Aberdeen Proving Grounds) is a United States Army facility located adjacent to Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford County).
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Anniston Chemical Activity
Anniston Chemical Activity was a U.S. Army chemical weapon storage site located in Alabama.
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Autoignition temperature
The autoignition temperature or kindling point of a substance is the lowest temperature at which it spontaneously ignites in normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition, such as a flame or spark.
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Binary chemical weapon
Binary chemical weapons or munitions are chemical weapons which contain the toxic agent in its active state as chemical precursors which are significantly less toxic than the agent.
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Black Hills Ordnance Depot
The Black Hills Ordnance Depot (BHOD) was a munitions storage and maintenance facility formerly operated by the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army.
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Chemical Corps
The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.
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Chemical weapon
A chemical weapon (CW) is a specialized munition that uses chemicals formulated to inflict death or harm on humans.
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Composition B
Composition B, colloquially "Comp B", is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT.
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Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization with the stated intent of using science and scientific analysis to attempt to make the world more secure.
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Fuze
In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates function.
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Johnston Atoll
Johnston Atoll, also known as Kalama Atoll to Native Hawaiians, is an unincorporated territory of the United States currently administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System
Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS) was the U.S. Army's first chemical munitions disposal facility.
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List of U.S. Army rocket launchers by model number
This is a list of U.S. Army Rocket Launchers by model number.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as "NASEM" or "the National Academies") is the collective scientific national academy of the United States.
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Nerve agent
Nerve agents, sometimes also called nerve gases, are a class of organic chemicals that disrupt the mechanisms by which nerves transfer messages to organs.
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Newport Chemical Depot
The Newport Chemical Depot, previously known as the Wabash River Ordnance Works and the Newport Army Ammunition Plant, was a bulk chemical storage and destruction facility that was operated by the United States Army.
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Nitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, and flash string) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to nitric acid or another powerful nitrating agent.
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Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin (NG), also known as nitroglycerine, trinitroglycerin (TNG), trinitroglycerine, nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a heavy, colorless, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester.
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Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost prefecture of Japan.
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Operation Red Hat
Operation Red Hat was a U.S. military action taking place in 1971, which involved the movement of chemical warfare munitions from Okinawa, Japan to Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean.
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Ordnance Corps (United States Army)
The United States Army Ordnance Corps, formerly the United States Army Ordnance Department, is a Sustainment branch of the United States Army, headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia.
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Rocky Mountain Arsenal
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal was a United States chemical weapons manufacturing center located in the Denver Metropolitan Area in Commerce City, Colorado.
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Sarin
Sarin, or NATO designation GB (G-series, 'B'), is a highly toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound.
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Tetrytol
Tetrytol is a high explosive, comprising a mixture of tetryl and TNT.
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VX (nerve agent)
VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate.
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Warhead
A warhead is the explosive or toxic material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo.
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2-Nitrodiphenylamine
2-Nitrodiphenylamine, also called NDPA, 2-NDPA, 2NO2DPA, Sudan Yellow 1339, C.I. 10335, CI 10335, phenyl 2-nitrophenylamine, 2-nitro-N-phenylaniline, or N-phenyl-o-nitroaniline, is an organic chemical, a nitrated aromatic amine, a derivate of diphenylamine.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M55_(rocket)
