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Defense Threat Reduction Agency and VX (nerve agent)

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Difference between Defense Threat Reduction Agency and VX (nerve agent)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency vs. VX (nerve agent)

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is an agency within the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and is the official Combat Support Agency for countering weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives). VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate.

Similarities between Defense Threat Reduction Agency and VX (nerve agent)

Defense Threat Reduction Agency and VX (nerve agent) have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Chemical warfare, Iraq, Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction, Sarin, United States Department of Defense, USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, Weapon of mass destruction.

Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.

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Iraq

Iraq (or; العراق; عێراق), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (جُمُهورية العِراق; کۆماری عێراق), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.

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Nunn–Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction

As the fall of the Soviet Union appeared imminent, the United States and their allies began to worry about the concept that the nuclear weapons held in smaller countries by the Soviet Union could fall or would fall into enemy hands.

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Sarin

Sarin, or NATO designation GB (G-series, 'B'), is a highly toxic synthetic organophosphorus compound.

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United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

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USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction

The USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC-WMD) is a United States Strategic Command center built in cooperation with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

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Weapon of mass destruction

A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage to human-made structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency and VX (nerve agent) Comparison

Defense Threat Reduction Agency has 104 relations, while VX (nerve agent) has 135. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 2.93% = 7 / (104 + 135).

References

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