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bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon
any weapon usable in biological warfare
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chemical weapon
chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
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atomic weapon, nuclear weapon
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
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high explosive
a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
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Bacillus anthracis, anthrax bacillus
a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
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clostridium perfringens
anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon
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A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb
a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
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chemical bomb, gas bomb
a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
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bursting explosive, disrupting explosive
a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack
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H-bomb, fusion bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb
a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
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megaton bomb
a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT
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pepper spray
a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
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aflatoxin
a potent carcinogen from the fungus Aspergillus; can be produced and stored for use as a bioweapon
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poison gas
a gas that is poisonous to breath or contact; used in chemical warfare
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botulin, botulinus toxin, botulismotoxin
potent bacterial toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that causes botulism; can be used as a bioweapon
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SEB, staphylococcal enterotoxin B
a form of staphylococcal enterotoxin that has been used as an incapacitating agent in biological warfare
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lachrymator, lacrimator, tear gas, teargas
a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds
