Tab A - Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary

This tab provides a listing of acronyms and abbreviations found in this report. Additionally, the glossary section provides a definition for a selected technical term not found in common usage.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ARCENT US Army Central Command
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
CW/BW chemical warfare and biological warfare
DIA Defense Intelligence Agency
EOD explosive ordnance disposal
G-Day February 24, 1991, first day of the ground war
G-Day February 24, 1991, first day of the ground war
IZ Iraq
KTO Kuwait theater of operations
NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical
NMIST National Military Intelligence Support Team
G-Day February 24, 1991, first day of the ground war
PAC Presidential Advisory Committee
PGIIT Persian Gulf Illnesses Investigation Team
US United States
USCENTCOM US Central Command
UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission on Iraq

Glossary

Chemical warfare agent

A chemical warfare agent is chemical substance used in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate through its physiological effects. Excluded are riot control agents, herbicides, smoke, and flame. Included are blood, nerve, blister, choking, and incapacitation agents.[25]

 


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