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Weapon of Mass Destruction

Any weapon designed to kill human beings in exceptionally large numbers. Examples include biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. International agreements limit the spread of these weapons and they are rarely used in practice. However, they remain a significant political risk in some parts of the world.

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Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Axis of Evil			1) There is little, if any, discrimination made between the military application of NBC weapons by a nation-state such as North Korea or Pakistan and the terrorist application of CBRN hazards against noncombatant targets, despite the disparity in mass, sophistication, and impact of the two threats. The new threat of unconventional warfare by Mauroni, Albert J. / Joint Force Quarterly Recent information has underlined the serious shortcomings in the level of knowledge about the NBC weapon programmes of states. SIPRI Yearbook 2004: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security by Ploughshares Monitor military officers, for example, have declared that they would not condone nuclear retaliation under any circumstances, even if NBC weapons were used against the United States. The emerging biocruice threat by Kiziah, Col Rex R. / Air & Space Power Journal			Natural Advantage Natural Business Year Natural Capitalism Natural Capitalist Natural Corner Natural Death natural disaster Natural Environment Natural Gas Natural Gas Storage Report Natural Growth Rate Natural Guardian Natural Law Natural Log Natural Logarithm Natural Loss Natural Monopoly natural person natural vacancy rate Natuurlijk persoon NAV NAV Arbitrage navigable line navigable waters NBC NBC Weapon NC NCC NE Near Money Nearby Nearby Futures Contract Nearby Month Nearest Month Necessary Necessities of Life Neckline NECTAs Negative Acknowledgment negative amortization Negative Amortization Cap Negative Amortizing Mortgage Negative Authorization Negative Balance Negative Carry negative cash flow Negative Convexity Negative Covenant Negative Duration negative easement Negative Equity			NBC Network NBC Network NBC Network NBC protection NBC protection NBC protection NBC protection NBC Radio NBC Radio NBC Radio NBC radio network NBC radio network NBC radio network NBC Red NBC Red NBC Red NBC Red Network NBC Red Network NBC Red Network NBC SCC NBC suit NBC television NBC television NBC television NBC UGVS NBC Universal NBC warfare NBC warfare NBC warfare NBC warfare NBC Weapon NBC weapons NBC weapons NBC weapons NBC weapons NBC ZCC NBC-HIS NBC-LEO NBC-PC NBC-WMD NBC1 NBCA NBCAA NBCAL NBCAM NBCAP NBCB NBCBA NBCBME NBCBN NBCC NBCCA NBCCAM NBCCC NBCCCIA NBCCD NBCCEDP NBCCF

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Weapon of Mass Destruction (redirected from NBC Weapon)

Weapon of Mass Destruction
(redirected from NBC Weapon)