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Weapons of mass destruction

Term · Defense and military · MLC-T-DEF-001773

Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons capable of a high order of destruction or causing mass casualties, excluding the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part from the weapon.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-DEF-001773
FieldDefense and military
AbbreviationWMD
ReferencesJP 3-40
See alsoSpecial operations
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Weapons of mass destruction",
  "field": "Defense and military",
  "definition": "Chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons capable of a high order of destruction or causing mass casualties, excluding the means of transporting or propelling the weapon where such means is a separable and divisible part from the weapon.",
  "abbreviation": "WMD",
  "see_also": [
    "special operations"
  ],
  "references": [
    "JP 3-40"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/defense/weapons-of-mass-destruction/"
}

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