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Weapons of mass destruction

LC control no.sh 96004190
LC classificationU793
Topical headingWeapons of mass destruction
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Variant(s)CBRNEs (Weapons)
CBRNs (Weapons)
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons
Mass destruction, Weapons of
NBC agents (Weapons)
NBC weapons
Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons
WMDs (Weapons)
See alsoMilitary weapons
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Found inWork cat.: 95187918: 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radiological and nuclear weapons is an acronym used extensively by UK security forces, which is replacing the outdated NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) acronym in the U.S.)
Installation planning evacuation handbook, 2010: p. 1 (in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high yield explosive (CBRNE) incident)