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- 1. materials such as lead, steel, wood, and water that reduce or attenuate the intensity of nuclear radiation
- 4. the relative severity of disease produced by an agent
- 8. a stable toxin with high lethality, made from the beans of the castor plant
- 9. the symptom stage at which hair loss occurs
- 13. portion of the eyeball damaged as a result of intense light being focused through the lens
- 15. a biological micro-organism which causes disease in man, plants or animals or causes the deterioration of materiel
- 17. The effects of a nuclear explosion that occur after the first minute following the blast
- 19. the means of describing decay
- 20. lay person's term for an improvised radiological device
- 22. measure of radiation exposure dose, abbreviated as Sv
- 24. characteristic of a blast wave related to peak overpressure
- 27. type of radiation that has a range of several thousand metres in air
- 28. the poisonous product of a living organism
- 29. Shock, associated with a nuclear blast occurs in,
- 30. type of burns that result from the heat radiation of a nuclear weapon
- 32. another term for blister agents
- 34. The wave of rapidly moving, expanding, hot, compressed gases in all directions from the fireball
- 36. an agent that produces a non-lethal mental incapacitation
- 38. the result of gamma and neutron rays colliding with matter in its path
- 39. the number of stages of symptoms typically associated with high dose radiation exposure
- 40. generally considered the most dangerous of potential chemical agents
- 41. type of radiation consisting of high speed particles capable of penetrating clothing and the upper layers of skin
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- 2. the relative ease with which microorganisms establish themselves in a host species
- 3. the rate at which radioactive materials decrease in intensity over time
- 5. the most vulnerable route in humans for a biological attack
- 6. one of the three major classes of biological agents controllable by antibiotics
- 7. Roughly the equivalent of the detonation of 1000 tonnes of TNT
- 10. term used to describe radioactive cloud contamination
- 11. Injuries resulting from flying debris, collapse of buildings, and overturning of vehicles
- 12. blister agent abbreviated HL
- 14. a measure of the viability of an agent when affected by various environmental factors
- 16. type of radiation consisting of photons of electromagnetic energy similar to light and radio waves
- 18. nerve agent abbreviated GB
- 21. A sphere of intensely hot gas formed at the instant of explosion
- 23. electromagnetic phenomena
- 25. the abbreviation for the point of detonation of a nuclear weapon
- 26. one of three major classes of biological agents that are dependent upon host cells
- 28. Transient Radiation Effects on Electronics
- 31. area within which military operations both ashore and afloat may be impacted by a nuclear detonation
- 33. type of radiation that is particulate in form and unable to penetrate clothing or skin
- 35. similar to a sunburn with no blistering
- 37. a tear agent employed extensively as a riot control and chemical defence training agent
- 39. the number of hours within which if vomiting occurs radiation poisoning is often fatal
- 42. toxic industrial materials