Chemical Corps
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chemical-corps-169-8749110
title:
Chemical Corps
text:
The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against and using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. The Chemical Warfare Service was established on 28 June 1918, combining activities that until then had been dispersed among five separate agencies of the United States federal government. It was made a permanent branch of the Regular Army by the National Defense Act of 1920. In 1945, it was redesignated the Chemical Corps.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. Army's branch for CBRN/WMD defense, research and counterforce
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_Corps
date created:
2007-01-22T02:53:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T12:34:07Z
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13
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