Pulmonary_agent Pulmonary_agent

Pulmonary agent - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Breathing, Huffing, Nasal, Pulmonic, Respiratory, Snoring
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(A subset of Weapons of Mass Destruction)
Lethal Agents
Blood Agents
Cyanogen chloride
Hydrogen cyanide
Blister Agents
Lewisite
Sulfur Mustard Gas (HD and THD, HT)
Nerve Agents
G-Agents
GA (tabun), GB (sarin)
GD (soman), GF (cyclosarin)
V-Agents
VE, VG, VM, VX
Pulmonary Agents
Chlorine
Phosgene
Diphosgene
Non-lethal Agents
Incapacitating Agents
BZ / Agent 15
Riot Control Agents
Pepper spray
Tear Gas

A pulmonary agent (or choking agent) is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.

Examples of pulmonary agents include:

References

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