biological weapon system

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• biological weapon — Introduction also called  germ weapon        any of a number of disease producing agents such as bacteria, viruses (virus), rickettsiae (rickettsia), fungi (fungus), toxins (toxin), or other biological agents that may be utilized as weapons… …   Universalium

• U.S. Biological Weapon Testing — The United States government performed experiments related to biological warfare on consenting and non consenting military personnel and occasionally civilians, especially during the Cold War. President Richard Nixon decided to officially end the …   Wikipedia

• Biological warfare — For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. Weapons of mass destruction …   Wikipedia

• weapon of mass destruction — ▪ weaponry       weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction on such a massive scale and so indiscriminately that its very presence in the hands of a hostile power can be considered a grievous threat. Modern weapons of mass… …   Universalium

• weapon of mass destruction — noun a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons) • Syn: ↑WMD, ↑W.M.D. • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

• Biological Weapons Convention — ▪ international agreement formally,  Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction        international treaty that bans the use of… …   Universalium

• weapon — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deadly, lethal, potent, powerful ▪ He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. ▪ non lethal ▪ dangerous …   Collocations dictionary

• biological — adj. Biological is used with these nouns: ↑attack, ↑characteristic, ↑clock, ↑complexity, ↑diversity, ↑entity, ↑evolution, ↑father, ↑heritage, ↑laboratory, ↑make up, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• chemical weapon — Introduction       any of several chemical compounds, usually toxic agents, that are intended to kill, injure, or incapacitate enemy personnel. In modern warfare, chemical weapons were first used in World War I (1914–18), during which gas warfare …   Universalium

• nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …   Universalium

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