Chemical, biological (CB) — and sometimes radiological — warfare agents were assigned what is termed a military symbol by the U.S. military until the American chemical and biological weapons programs were terminated (in 1990 and 1969, respectively). Military symbols applied to the CB agent fill, and not to the entire weapon. A chemical or biological weapon designation would be, for example, "Aero-14/B", which could be filled with GB, VX, TGB, or with a biological modification kit OU, NU, UL, etc. A CB weapon is an integrated device of (1) agent, (2) dissemination means, and (3) delivery system.

Military symbols can sometimes reflect the name of where a chemical agent is manufactured. For example, chloropicrin has the symbol PS, which was derived from the British town in which it was manufactured during the First World War: Port Sunlight.[1]

Chemical agents

Blood agents

Choking agents

Blister agents

Tear agents

Vomiting agents

Psycho agents

Nerve agents

Experimental agents

Material Testing Program EA (Edgewood Arsenal) numbers:

Biological agents

Mycotic biological agents

  • OC - Coccidioides mycosis

Bacterial biological agents

Chlamydial biological agents

Rickettsial biological agents

Viral biological agents

Biological vectors

Biological toxins

Others

Simulants

Radiological agent

  • RA -

References

  1. Foulkes, C.H. (31 Jan 2012). "GAS!" — The Story of the Special Brigade. Andrews UK Limited. p. 193.
  2. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-32.
  3. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-34.
  4. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-36.
  5. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-10.
  6. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-12.
  7. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-38.
  8. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-50 to II-51.
  9. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-54.
  10. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-48 to II-49.
  11. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-41.
  12. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-59.
  13. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-60 to II-61.
  14. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-57.
  15. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-63.
  16. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-65.
  17. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-15.
  18. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-18.
  19. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-21.
  20. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-24.
  21. Hoenig, Steven L. (2007), Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents, Springer, pp 106-109, ISBN 978-0-387-34626-7
  22. US 3903098
  23. FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds, p. II-27.
  24. Ketchum, James S.; Aghajanian, George K.; Bing, Oscar H.L. (July 1, 1964). "The Human Assessment of EA 1729 and EA 3528 by the Inhalation Route". dtic.mil. Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  25. Johnson, Kelli (February 29, 2016). "Assessment of Potential Long Term Health Effects on Army Human Test Subjects of Relevant Biological and Chemical Agents, Drugs, Medications and Substances". dtic.mil. Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original on June 2, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

Bibliography

United States Army Chemical School. Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds (PDF) (Report). FM 3-11.9.

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