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Weapons of Mass Destruction

Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used to destroy large numbers of people. It includes NUCLEAR WEAPONS, and biological, chemical, and radiation weapons.

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Abstract

Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used to destroy large numbers of people. It includes NUCLEAR WEAPONS, and biological, chemical, and radiation weapons.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Weapon of Mass Destruction
  • Mass Destruction Weapon
  • Mass Destruction Weapons

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7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

2008

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  1. J01.637.870w.900w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Weapons of Mass Destruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054044. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054044
  2. Weapons of Mass Destruction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_of_mass_destruction
  3. Weapons of Mass Destruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49394