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n. - A weapon that kills or injures civilians as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons).

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  • All the arguments about W.M.D. have been shot down.
  • Did Rove say that she worked at the 'agency' on 'W.M.D.'
  • First of all, W.M.D. stands for "weapons of mass destruction."
  • Now Ms. Run Amok has told her employer: "W.M.D. - I got it totally wrong," she said.
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