Weapons of Mass Destruction are weapons designed to kill a large number of people.
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'''Weapons of Mass Destruction''' or '''WMD''' can consist of stockpiles, production facilities, or the human knowhow to manufacture weapons designed to kill a large number of people. WMD begins with reseach and development among persons with higly specialized scientific and technical training. This requires a location and resources to employ such persons with knowhow to build production facilities of WMD. Once a location, resources, knowhow and production facilities are employed, stockpiles can be built.
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Overall it is important to remember that Weapons of Mass Destruction if held by appropriate forces such as [[NATO]] can be beneficial to the balance of world order. Whereas with a rogue dictator such as the late [[Saddam Hussein]] it would be inappropriate to create and stockpile nuclear weapons, a more stable state that does not threaten international order should be able retain the control of Weapons of Mass Destruction peacefully.
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Overall it is important to remember that knowhow, production facilities, and stockpiles of Weapons of Mass Destruction held by appropriate forces such as [[NATO]] can be beneficial to the balance of world order. Whereas with a rogue dictator such as the late [[Saddam Hussein]] it would be inappropriate to possess the knowhow to create and stockpile nuclear weapons, a more stable state that does not threaten international order should be able retain the control of Weapons of Mass Destruction peacefully.