Pulmonary agent
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| This article forms part of the series |
| (A subset of Weapons of mass destruction) |
| Lethal agents |
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| Blood agents |
| Cyanogen chloride |
| Hydrogen cyanide |
| Blister agents |
| Lewisite |
| Sulfur mustard gas (HD and THD, HT) |
| Nerve agents |
| G-Agents |
| GA (tabun), GB (sarin) GD (soman), GF (cyclosarin) |
| V-Agents |
| VE, VG, VM, VX |
| Pulmonary agents |
| Chlorine |
| Phosgene |
| Diphosgene |
| Non-lethal agents |
| Incapacitating agents |
| BZ / Agent 15 |
| KOLOKOL-1 |
| Riot control agents |
| Pepper spray |
| CS gas |
| CN gas |
| CR gas |
A pulmonary agent (or choking agent) is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.
Examples of pulmonary agents include:
- chlorine gas
- chloropicrin (PS)
- diphosgene (DP)
- phosgene (CG)
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References
- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense. (Sep. 1995). Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook: Pulmonary Agents (http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/doctrine/army/mmcch/PulmAgnt.htm). Retrieved Nov. 7, 2004.
