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Weapons of mass destruction (Topical Term)

Preferred form: Weapons of mass destruction
Used for/see from:
  • CBRNs (Weapons)
  • Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons
  • Mass destruction, Weapons of
  • NBC agents (Weapons)
  • NBC weapons
  • Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons
  • WMDs (Weapons)

Work cat.: 95-187918: United States. General Accounting Office. Weapons of mass destruction, 1995.

Quick dict. weapons (weapons of mass destruction: Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. The term includes nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons)

Words and terms (weapons of mass destruction)

Dupuy dict. mil. terms (weapon of mass destruction)

LC database, May 4, 1999 (titles: NBC weapons, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons)

United States. President (1993- : Clinton). Continuation of the national emergency with respect to weapons of mass destruction, 1997: t.p. (WMD)

CIA Directorate of Intelligence. Terrorist CBRN: materials and effects, 2003: t.p background (chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) attacks)

Wikipedia, July 14, 2005: (CBRN; Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons is an acronym used extensively by UK security forces, which is replacing the outdated NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) acronym in the U.S.)

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