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Meanings
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chemical weapon
Refers to toxic chemicals and their delivery systems used as weapons; a formal, technical term.
The use of chemical weapons is prohibited under international law.
That country signed a treaty to destroy its chemical weapons.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を使用するto use chemical weapons
The country was accused of using chemical weapons in the civil war.
- 〈物〉を保有するto possess chemical weapons
The country had secretly possessed chemical weapons for many years.
- 〈物〉を廃棄するto dispose of/destroy chemical weapons
The work of destroying the chemical weapons proceeded under international supervision.
- 〈物〉を開発するto develop chemical weapons
The laboratory is suspected of having secretly developed chemical weapons.