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What make something count as a weapon of mass destruction and what are some examples of WMDs?
A weapon of mass destruction or WMD is a weapon capable of destruction of an extremely large number of people or significant amount of property in a single attack. Thus a nuclear bomb and certain...
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What are WMD?
WMD is an acronym that stands for "Weapons of Mass Destruction." This term is generally used to refer to any type of weapon that is much more destructive than conventional weapons such as bombs...
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What are the weapons systems that are included in the nuclear triad?
The nuclear triad refers to the three ways in which nuclear weapons can be delivered. The three ways in which these weapons can be delivered from one country to another are 1) by airplane, 2) by...
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Is it appropriate to group chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons together within the concept of "weapons of mass...
There are points to be made for each side of this question. On the one hand, all of these kinds of weapons are clearly different from what we call "conventional" weapons. They all have a much...