WMD
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6.1
- noun
- NSFW
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arma de destrucción masiva
- So we were basically hunting WMD throughout the Western desert.
- WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
- WMD proliferation
- WMD threat
So we were basically hunting WMD throughout the Western desert.
- So we were basically hunting WMD throughout the Western desert.
- I'm not telling you where the WMD is.
- And so I really found that very energizing and satisfying to work against WMD networks.
- If you rely on the mother of all inhumane weapons, and I have security concerns, why should I commit not to acquire other WMDS?
- So the pretence of going to war for the WMD not not there.
Examples
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What happened to these weapons of mass destruction, the WMDs?
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Yet raw power does not work to stop nations from passing on WMD knowledge.
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Already, the failure to find WMD is being noted closely in Paris.
Academic text (2003) -
Now I remember Iraq WMD, very clearly.
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What about all those WMDs we keep hearing about?
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After all, he had already used WMDs on his own people in the past.
Blog text (1) -
Apparently, little effort was made to secure and protect potential Iraqi WMD sites.
Academic text (2003) -
Many South Koreans think that North Korea will never use WMD on fellow Koreans.
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And on top of that, US forces couldn't find any WMDs or nuclear programs in Iraq.
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The main argument for the invasion was the threat posed by WMD, particularly in terms of potential civilian casualties.
Synonyms
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4.8
A thing that can kill or injure many people, like nuclear, chemical and biological devices
A weapon that can kill many people, for example nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
Surface Forms
Morphology
WMD = weapon + mass + destruction (semi-transparent) = W + M + D
This is a direct initialism of the phrase 'weapon of mass destruction'; knowing the component words yields the meaning. [Postprocessing: changed transparency from 'transparent' to 'semi-transparent' for abbreviation]
Etymology
WMD is a short form made from the first letters of the phrase weapons of mass destruction, coming from the parts weapons, mass, and destruction. Like TV or UN, it is used in news and politics to mean 'weapons that can kill or hurt very large numbers of people'.