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To disable large numbers of troops without damaging towns or cities.

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What weapons were used in world war 1 in order by date?

Chemical weapons, chemical weapons, and more chemical weapons


What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?

Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.


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What tactic was not used by Hitler in his effort to gain control of the soviet union?

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