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Weapon of Mass Destruction

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a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

MWE

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Variants

synonym
W.M.D.WMD
plural
Weapon of Mass Destructions
possessive
Weapon of Mass Destruction's
pluralpossessive
Weapon of Mass Destructions'

Framework definitions

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a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)

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