noun
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
Formal term used in military, political, and news contexts. Often abbreviated as WMD in English-influenced Japanese texts.
国連は大量破壊兵器の拡散を防ぐための決議を採択した。
The UN adopted a resolution to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
その国は大量破壊兵器を保有していると疑われている。
That country is suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction.