Word: lethality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Prime Minister Raja'i last week denied any intention of seeking "new arms deals" with Washington. Carter, for his part, ambiguously declared that no "lethal" military equipment would be shipped to Iran while the war continued...
...They are lined up like runners crowded together waiting to begin a cross-country race." The Soviets are apparently providing Iraq with spare parts, food and ammunition diverted from South Yemen and Ethiopia. U.S. intelligence sources, however, were satisfied that so far there have been no Soviet shipments of lethal heavy weaponry ?tanks, missiles and the like?to Iraq...
Deutch, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said binary weapons--because they only become lethal after mixed in-flight--are safer than unitary chemicals in production, transportation, and storage...
...from the effects of these gases. Respirators, special clothing and air filters are all effective protection. The gas masks currently used by NATO can be put on within ten seconds and worn even during sleep. Antidotes are also available which can save the life of a person receiving a lethal dose if administered immediately...
Meanwhile, the development of new weapons continues. A new "Binary" weapons delivery system is in the works. Binary munitions are actual bombs containing two harmless chemicals that when mixed during the flight of the missile, create a lethal gas. This system makes the transport of chemical weapons less hazardous, but its simplified technology might allow other countries to manufacture chemical weapons...