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weapons of mass disruption

weapons of mass disruption is the plural of weapon of mass disruption.

Meaning of weapon of mass disruption

Noun

weapon of mass disruption (plural weapons of mass disruption)

  1. A weapon used to create large-scale disruption instead of destruction.
    • When terrorists use computer technology as a weapon of mass disruption, their goal is to undermine a civilian populace's faith in stability and reliability of essential infrastructure components such as mass transit, power supplies, communications, financial institutions, and health care services.2009, Susan W. Brenner, Cyberthreats: The Emerging Fault Lines of the Nation State, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47

Questions about weapons of mass disruption

What is weapons of mass disruption the plural of?
Weapons of mass disruption is the plural of weapon of mass disruption.

Words near weapons of mass disruption in the dictionary

  1. weapons free
  2. weapons hold
  3. weapons inspector
  4. weapons inspectors
  5. weapons of mass destruction
  6. weapons of mass disruption
  7. weapons offence
  8. weapons offences
  9. weapons tight
  10. weapons-grade
  11. weapons-grade uranium

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