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 |
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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