Changes

== Types of WMD ==

== Types of WMD ==

Weapons of mass destruction were defined by the U.S. military, as late as the 1980s, as [[nuclear weapons]], [[chemical weapons]], and [[biological weapons]] (or NBC) designed to kill large numbers of personnel or civilians with a single device.  Radiological weapons are now also considered WMD.

Weapons of mass destruction were defined by the U.S. military, as late as the 1980s, as [[nuclear weapons]], [[chemical weapon]]s, and [[biological weapon]]s (or NBC) designed to kill large numbers of personnel or civilians with a single device.  Radiological weapons are now also considered WMD.

The phrase "Weapons of Mass Destruction" can be traced as far back as 1937, in reference to the aerial bombing of [[Guernica]], Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.

The phrase "Weapons of Mass Destruction" can be traced as far back as 1937, in reference to the aerial bombing of [[Guernica]], Spain, during the Spanish Civil War.