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A slightly broader definition would include Bomb s, Missile s, Warhead s, and mines ( Landmines , Naval Mine s, and Claymore Mine s) -- what munitions factories manufacture. These munitions are flung all over battlefields and war zones with lethal intent; unexploded ones may pose a hazard to civilians for years afterwards. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) contains no explosives itself; it adds guidance capability to an attached Gravity Bomb , making it into a so-called Smart Bomb . The Special Atomic Demolition Munition (SADM) was a man-portable nuclear weapon. Encryption software may also be considered a munition. Until 1996, U.S. Government International Traffic In Arms Regulations prohibited the Export of anything stronger than 40-bit Encryption . The U.S. Department Of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has published the United States Munitions List with 21 categories of munitions: # Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns # Guns and Armament # Ammunition/Ordinance # Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs, and Mines # Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents, and Their Constituents # Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment # Tanks and Military Vehicles # Aircraft and Associated Equipment # Military Training Equipment # Protective Personnel Equipment # Military Electronics # Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment # Auxiliary Military Equipment # Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment # Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment # Nuclear Weapons, Design and Testing Related Items # Classified Articles, Technical Data and Defense Services Not Otherwise Enumerated # Directed Energy Weapons # {Link without Title} # Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic and Associated Equipment # Miscellaneous Articles |
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