During the cold war time period, the us and soviet union were competing to build the most atomic bombs and this led to large threats of destruction to both countries. Hidden manna for the end times vital information newsletter. The united states is known to have possessed three types of weapons of mass destruction. Arthur h purcell provides an overview of issues related to weapons of mass destruction, including history, terminology, biographical information on important individuals, and a complete annotated bibliography. Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons fit this definition. These weapons were items such as atomic bombs, chemical warfare agents, and biological warfare agents. Inquiry into intelligence on iraqs weapons of mass destruction wmd australia parliamentary joint committee on asio, asis and dsd released on 01 mar 2004 the united states and the united. Weapon of mass destruction wmd, 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.
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