weapons that can cause great damage to very large areas, including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons. They are often simply referred to as WMD.
Synonyms and related words
Nuclear weapons
A-bomb
atom bomb
the bomb
Synonyms and related words
Chemical and biological weapons
biological warfare
biological weapon
bioweapon
weapons of mass destruction
noun plural
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weapons that can cause great damage to very large areas, including nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and biological weapons. They are often simply referred to as WMD.