NBCD - Air Raid Precautions

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Airborne
A term applied to anything which is suspended in or supported by the atmosphere. An aircraft is airb...

Air-burst
The term applied to any explosive missile, bomb or shell which bursts before it makes contact with g...

Alpha Particle
A helium nucleus of positive charge which travels at high speed from a source of radioactivity, but ...

Anderson Shelter
See Domestic Shelters

Anti-dim Compound
A compound supplied for use with CD and Service respirators to prevent eyepieces clouding over with ...
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Anti-gas Clothing
Oilskin clothing issued to CD personnel required to work in areas contaminated by persistent types o...
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Anti-gas Helmet for Babies
A type of respirator designed for children too small to wear the Small Child's Respirator. It consis...
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Anti-gas Ointment
An ointment prepared primarily to counteract Blister Gas which has fallen upon the skin, whether as ...
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Anti-personnel Bombs
Bombs whose primary object is the destruction of individuals or groups of individuals away from cover. See HE Bombs

Area HQ
The headquarters of an Area Control Officer - see District Warden. The HQ is often situated in the Casualty Depot of a district.

Arseniuretted Hydrogen (Arsine)
A colourless inflammable gas which smells like acetylene. It can be distributed as gas or as a dark ...

Atom
The smallest portion into which a piece of matter can be divided and still retain its identity and c...

Atomic Explosion
The visible manifestation of the explosion of an atomic bomb in the air is a white-hot ball of fire ...

Atomic Explosion (Casualties and Damage)
The only figures available for the assessment of casualties and damage in a built-up area as a resul...
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Atomic Explosion (General)
Atomic bombs might be exploded on the ground, in the air as high air-burst or low air-burst, or unde...


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