"weapon of mass destruction" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation

is a type of: arm, weapon, weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
subtypes:
- bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare
- chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants
- atomic weapon, nuclear weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
- high explosive - a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate
same as: w.m.d., wmd