weapon of mass destruction
Noun
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A weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) (synset 104573249)
referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: arm, weapon, weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or huntingsubtypes:
- 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
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