Weapon of mass destruction
Weapons of mass destruction are weapons that can cause a lot of damage to many people. In general, people see the following as weapons of mass destruction:
- Chemical weapons, like poisonous gases (e.g. nerve gases)
- Biological weapons. Those are usually germs, or other small living things that may cause a disease. E.g. Smallpox or Anthrax.
- Nuclear weapons
Weapon Of Mass Destruction Media
Nuclear weapons are considered to be weapons of mass destruction
In early 2019, more than 90% of the world's 13,865 nuclear weapons were owned by Russia and the United States.
Protest in Amsterdam against the deployment of Pershing II missiles in Europe, 1981
US and Russian nuclear stockpiles, 1945 to 2014
The Biological Weapons Convention
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Anti-nuclear weapons protest march in Oxford, 1980
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