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Weapon of Mass Destruction Attack

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030220

Attack using any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine or device similar to the above; poison gas; any weapon involving a disease organism; or any weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030220
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationWMD Attack
ReferencesAdapted from CDC Glossary and Reference Terms at http://www.cdc.gov/nphpsp/PDF/Glossary.pdf
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030220",
  "term": "Weapon of Mass Destruction Attack",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Attack using any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine or device similar to the above; poison gas; any weapon involving a disease organism; or any weapon that is designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.",
  "abbreviation": "WMD Attack",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from CDC Glossary and Reference Terms at http://www.cdc.gov/nphpsp/PDF/Glossary.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/weapon-of-mass-destruction-attack/"
}

Record 30,220 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.