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A narrower 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 used on 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 /Ordnance
# 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
# Military Electronics
# Protective Personnel Equipment
# 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
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# Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic and Associated Equipment
# Miscellaneous Articles


SEE ALSO

Gun Law

AMMO (U. S. Air Force Munitions)