1. A classification that includes all nuclear, biological and chemical weapons/agents, and radiological dispersal devices (US Army Field Manual). 2. Any device, material, or substance used in a manner, in a quantity or type, or under circumstances evidencing an intent to cause death or serious injury to persons or significant damage of property. (Landesman definition).
Weapons used by terrorist that can cause destruction over a large area.
Nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons.
What they have. See: deterrent
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are those weapons that cause large scale destruction. During the Cold War, nuclear weapons were the main WMD threat. In the Post Cold war era, other weapons of mass destruction including biological weapons and certain chemical weapons have joined or surpassed the nuclear arsenal as a main threat. Some scholars argue that in the post Cold War era, WMD will become weapons of the weak, and the classic notions of defense and arms control during the Cold War which revolved around deterrence theory need to be rethought in light of "undeterrable" threats.
Weapon of Mass destruction (WMD) is a term used to describe a munition with the capacity to indiscriminately kill large numbers of people. The phrase broadly encompasses several areas of weapon synthesis, including nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) and, increasingly, radiological weapons. The term first arose in 1937 in reference to the mass destruction of Guernica, Spain, by aerial bombardment."The term Weapons of Mass Destruction was first used in the London Times in 1937, according to Robert Whealey, writing on H-Diplo.
Weapons of Mass Destruction is an album by rapper Xzibit, released December 14, 2004. It was certified gold by the RIAA on February 2, 2005. The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200 music chart on January 1, 2005.