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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The federal agency responsible for gathering foreign intelligence.

chemical agent

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Toxic substances intended to be used for operations to debilitate, immobilize, or kill military or civilian personnel.

chemical ammunition

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Munitions, commonly a missile, bomb, rocket, or artillery shell, designed to deliver chemical agents.

chemical attack

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The intentional release of toxic liquid, gas or solid in order to poison the environment or people.

chemical warfare

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The use of toxic chemicals as weapons, not including herbicides used to defoliate battlegrounds or riot control agents such as tear gas or mace.

chemical weapons

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Weapons that produce effects on living targets via toxic chemical properties. Examples would be sarin, VX nerve gas, or mustard gas.

choking agent

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Compounds that injure primarily in the respiratory tract (i.e., nose, throat, and lungs). In extreme cases membranes swell up, lungs become filled with liquid, and death results ...

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