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For the duration of the war, the combatants would engage in a chemical arms race. Both sides recruited hundreds of chemists, engineers, and physiologists to serve in special military gas warfare services. These experts worked intensively to discover new toxic gases and delivery systems and to develop defensive equipment, procedures, and medical treatments.  2, record 1, English, - chemical%20arms%20race

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Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, une véritable course à l'armement chimique s'engage, les États belligérants mobilisent d'importantes sommes d'argent pour la recherche, la conception et la production industrielle de ces nouvelles armes.  4, record 1, French, - course%20aux%20armements%20chimiques

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The Chemical Warfare Service has equipped every combat soldier in the United States Army with the latest type [of] gas mask, assuring adequate protection from all known war gases and military smokes. Four main types of masks are issued—the service mask, the training mask, the diaphragm mask, and the optical mask.  2, record 2, English, - service%20mask

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... the chemical warfare training that [an American soldier] on his way to France [in 1918] would undergo consisted of a mere hour or two of gas-defense lectures and a demonstration of how to wear a gas mask, if masks were available.  2, record 3, English, - chemical%20warfare%20training

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En Louisiane, il y avait [...] le camp [...] dont on disait qu'il était le plus grand centre du monde entier pour l'entraînement à la guerre chimique.  2, record 3, French, - entra%C3%AEnement%20%C3%A0%20la%20guerre%20chimique

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A chemical warfare gas which produces a toxic or strongly irritant effect. There are five classes of war gas : lacrimators, lung irritants, sternutators, systemic poisons, and vesicants.  3, record 4, English, - war%20gas

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choking gas: in military medicine, a casualty gas, such as phosgene ...  2, record 4, English, - war%20gas

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war gas: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  4, record 4, English, - war%20gas

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Substance chimique suffocante, vésicante, irritante, ou toxique, utilisée par l'armée pour mettre un adversaire hors de combat.  2, record 4, French, - gaz%20de%20combat

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gaz de combat : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  3, record 4, French, - gaz%20de%20combat

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Any gas, such as carbon monoxide, used to asphyxiate in chemical warfare.  2, record 5, English, - asphyxiating%20gas

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"poison gases": Substances used in chemical warfare for their nuisance value or to cause casualties: they consist of tear gases, nose gases, choking gases, asphyxiating gases and blister gases.  2, record 5, English, - asphyxiating%20gas

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Term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  3, record 5, English, - asphyxiating%20gas

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Gaz de combat provoquant l'asphyxie.  3, record 5, French, - gaz%20asphyxiant

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Termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  4, record 5, French, - gaz%20asphyxiant

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Gas tóxico que dificulta o impide la respiración.  1, record 5, Spanish, - gas%20asfixiante

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A toxic, highly volatile, and potentially lethal human-made chemical warfare agent, classified as a blood agent, that, at room temperature, is a colourless gas with a pungent, biting, pepper-like odour.  7, record 6, English, - cyanogen%20chloride

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Cyanogen chloride acts in two ways. Its systemic effects are similar to those of AC [hydrogen cyanide], but it also has local irritant effects on the eyes, upper respiratory tract, and lungs. ... All concentrations of CK produce eye irritation and lacrimation. ... [Cyanogen chloride also has a choking effect.]  8, record 6, English, - cyanogen%20chloride

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When used as a weapon ..., cyanogen chloride (CK) is likely to be encountered as a mist/gas/vapor. It is sufficiently volatile that it probably would NOT be encountered as a liquid.  5, record 6, English, - cyanogen%20chloride

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CK: military designation.  7, record 6, English, - cyanogen%20chloride

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list this chemical as a potential chemical weapon used by terrorists.  7, record 6, English, - cyanogen%20chloride

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Agent de guerre chimique de la catégorie des agents hémotoxiques qui est nocif, très volatil, potentiellement mortel et de conception humaine et qui, à température ambiante, se présente sous forme de gaz incolore et dégage une odeur très piquante semblable à celle du poivre.  3, record 6, French, - chlorure%20de%20cyanog%C3%A8ne

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Le chlorure de cyanogène, comme les agents anti-émeute, provoque également une irritation des yeux, du nez et des voies aériennes [...]  4, record 6, French, - chlorure%20de%20cyanog%C3%A8ne

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CK : désignation militaire.  3, record 6, French, - chlorure%20de%20cyanog%C3%A8ne

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Aux États-Unis, les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ont inscrit ce produit chimique sur la liste d'armes chimiques susceptibles d'être utilisées par des terroristes.  3, record 6, French, - chlorure%20de%20cyanog%C3%A8ne

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Líquido o gas incoloro, soluble en agua y éter. Tóxico por inhalación o ingestión. Irritante para ojos y piel.  1, record 6, Spanish, - cloruro%20de%20cian%C3%B3geno

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A compound of arsenic and hydrogen in the form of a colourless, toxic gas that is soluble in water and used in organic synthesis, as a chemical warfare agent, and as a doping agent for solid state electronic components and in the manufacture of crystals for fibre optics and computer chips.  7, record 7, English, - arsane

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Inhalation ... is the most likely route of exposure ...  8, record 7, English, - arsane

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arsane: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).  1, record 7, English, - arsane

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arsine: part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987).  9, record 7, English, - arsane

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Chemical formula: AsH₃ or H₃As  7, record 7, English, - arsane

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SA: military designation.  7, record 7, English, - arsane

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list this chemical as a potential chemical weapon used by terrorists.  7, record 7, English, - arsane

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Gaz incolore, inflammable, très toxique et potentiellement cancérigène et mortel qui, à température ambiante, dégage une légère odeur d'ail ou de poisson.  7, record 7, French, - arsane

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Utilisation et sources d'émission [:] Dopage des semi-conducteurs. [...] Absorption [:] Ce produit est absorbé par les voies respiratoires.  8, record 7, French, - arsane

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arsane : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).  1, record 7, French, - arsane

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arsine : fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS S/88-64, 31 déc. 1987).  9, record 7, French, - arsane

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Ne pas confondre avec «hydrogène arsénié solide», nom donné aux deux composés As₂H₃ et As₄H₂.  10, record 7, French, - arsane

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Formule chimique : AsH₃ ou H₃As  7, record 7, French, - arsane

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SA : désignation militaire.  7, record 7, French, - arsane

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Aux États-Unis, les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ont inscrit ce produit chimique sur la liste d'armes chimiques susceptibles d'être utilisées par des terroristes.  7, record 7, French, - arsane

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Cualquiera de los compuestos orgánicos con arsénico. pueden considerarse derivados de arsenamina en los que los átomos de hidrógeno de ésta están sustituidos por radicales arílicos o alquílicos.  2, record 7, Spanish, - arsina

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Gas incoloro. Soluble en agua, ligeramente en alcohol y álcalis. Muy tóxico.  2, record 7, Spanish, - arsina

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Fórmula química: AsH[Subíndice 3]  3, record 7, Spanish, - arsina

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Personal File Book 5,(7 May-10 June 1915). Contains a large number of "Messages and signals" and intelligence bulletins. Also includes a range of documents relating to trench warfare and techniques for defence against gas, bombs and grenades.  1, record 8, English, - defence%20against%20gas

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A l'arrière, où l'on bénéficie d'une relative sécurité, l'un des exercices les plus curieux est la protection contre les gaz asphyxiants : les hommes, ayant couvert leur visage de l'appareil de protection, pénètrent dans des galeries ou des fosses emplies d'un bain de gaz suffocants et y séjournent quelques instants.  1, record 8, French, - protection%20contre%20les%20gaz

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In chemical warfare, a weapon consisting of two substances that in isolation are harmless but when mixed together form a poisonous nerve gas.  3, record 9, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon

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They are loaded into the delivery system separately and combine after launch.  3, record 9, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon

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binary chemical weapon: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  4, record 9, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon

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Arme chargée d'une ou deux substances relativement peu nocives et facilement transportables jusqu'au champ de bataille où il est procédé au chargement d'un second compartiment juste avant usage.  3, record 9, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire

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Le gouvernement demande 30 millions de dollars au titre de l'exercice 1983 pour fabriquer des armes chimiques binaires (composées de deux substances inoffensives par elles-mêmes, mais qui forment un gaz mortel lorsqu'elles se mélangent).  4, record 9, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire

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Moyens de lancement : lance-roquettes, missiles de croisière, fusées Pershing, obus d'artillerie.  3, record 9, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire

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arme chimique binaire : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  5, record 9, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire

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gas warfare : term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  3, record 10, English, - gas%20warfare

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Terme historique. Aujourd'hui on a plutôt recours à la guerre chimique.  2, record 10, French, - guerre%20des%20gaz

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guerre des gaz : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  3, record 10, French, - guerre%20des%20gaz

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"If and when potential adversaries attempt to damage information-based resources, including complex management systems and infrastuctures involving the control of electric power, money flow, air traffic, oil and gas and other information-dependant items using information warfare techniques, information warfare inevitably takes on a strategic aspect. "  2, record 11, English, - strategic%20information%20warfare

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