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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 # {Link without Title} # Submersible Vessels, Oceanographic and Associated Equipment # Miscellaneous Articles SEE ALSO Gun Law AMMO (U. S. Air Force Munitions) |
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