weapon of mass destruction

weapon of mass destruction is a weapon or weapon type.

Also recorded as WMD; WoMD; weapons of mass destruction.

Overview

Weapon with the capacity to indiscriminately kill a very large number of people and cause great physical, economic and environmental damage.

In detail

weapon of mass destruction is a weapon or weapon type.

Sources

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“Weapon of mass destruction”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q49394: weapon of mass destruction
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