weapon of mass destruction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any human-made weapon causing indiscriminate large-scale death or destruction, especially a biological weapon, chemical weapon, nuclear weapon or radiological weapon.

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First attested in 1937 in referring to bombing campaigns during the Spanish Civil War.

WMD

doomsday weapon electromagnetic pulse NBC weapon of mass disruption

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