WMD

WMD

abbr. weapon of mass destruction

WMD

abbreviation for (Military) weapon(s) of mass destruction

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WMD - a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)W.M.D., weapon of mass destructionbioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon - any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon"chemical weapon - chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plantsatomic weapon, nuclear weapon - a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reactionweapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"high explosive - a powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate

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