Green Cross (Grünkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare pulmonary agent consisting of chloropicrin (PS, Aquinite, Klop), phosgene (CG, Collongite) and/or...
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and mucous membranes. Blue Cross (chemical warfare) Green Cross (chemical warfare) Yellow Cross (chemical warfare) "Chemical Weapons in World War I". www...
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Yellow Cross (Gelbkreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent usually based on mustard gas (sulfur mustard, HS, Yperite, Lost). The original Gelbkreuz...
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Blue Cross (Blaukreuz) is a World War I chemical warfare agent consisting of diphenylchloroarsine (DA, Clark I), diphenylcyanoarsine (CDA, Clark II),...
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Green Cross may refer to: Green Cross (chemical warfare), a group of World War I chemical warfare agents Green Cross (South Korea), a South Korean pharmaceutical...
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Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological...
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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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chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The Chemical Warfare Service was established on 28 June 1918, combining activities that...
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overall effectiveness diminished. The widespread use of these agents of chemical warfare, and wartime advances in the composition of high explosives, gave rise...
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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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