| Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board |
CSB |
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| chemical warfare |
All aspects of military operations involving the employment of lethal and incapacitating munitions/agents and the warning and protective measures associated with such offensive operations |
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| chemical weapon |
Together or separately, (a) a toxic chemical and its precursors, except when intended for a purpose not prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention; (b) a munition or device, specifically designed to cause death or other harm through toxic properties of those chemicals specified in (a) above, which would be released as a result of the employment of such munition or device; (c) any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions or devices specified in (b) above. |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear consequence management |
Actions taken to plan, prepare, respond to, and recover from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incidents |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense |
Measures taken to minimize or negate the vulnerabilities to, and/or effects of, a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear hazard or incident |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment |
An operational environment that includes chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats and hazards and their potential resulting effects |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazard |
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear elements that could create adverse effects due to an accidental or deliberate release and dissemination |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident |
Any occurrence, resulting from the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons and devices |
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| chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon |
A fully engineered assembly designed for employment to cause the release of a chemical or biological agent or radiological material onto a chosen target or to generate a nuclear detonation |
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| Chicago Operations Office |
CH |
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| chicanery |
trickery |
Val_Ships |
| chicory |
endive |
Bobrovska |
| chief of fires |
The senior organic fires Army staff officer at division and higher headquarters level who advises the commander on the best use of available fire support resources, provides input to necessary orders, and develops and implements the fire support plan. |
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| chief of mission |
The principal officer (the ambassador) in charge of a diplomatic facility of the United States, including any individual assigned to be temporarily in charge of such a facility. The chief of mission is the personal representative of the President to the country of accreditation. The chief of mission is responsible for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all US Government executive branch employees in that country (except those under the command of a US area military commander) The security of the diplomatic post is the chief of mission’s direct responsibility |
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| Chief Of Overt Operations |
COO |
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| chief of staff |
The senior or principal member or head of a staff who acts as the controlling member of a staff for purposes of the coordination of its work or to exercise command in another’s name |
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| chief of station |
The senior United States intelligence officer in a foreign country and the direct representative of the Director National Intelligence, to whom the officer reports through the Director Central Intelligence Agency. Usually the senior representative of the Central Intelligence Agency assigned to a US mission |
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| Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section |
CEOS |
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| Children Ever Born |
CEB |
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| Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 |
OPA |
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