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Originally Posted by daepp
They charged the 19 year old with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill. I hate when they pervert the language. Isn't WMD more like nuclear etc.?
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There is more than one definition for Weapon of Mass Destruction. There is the definition for international defense of the United States, and there is a definition for criminal use within the United States.
From
United States Code, Title 18 › Part I › Chapter 113B › § 2332a
(subsection)(c) Definitions.— For purposes of this section—
(2) the term “weapon of mass destruction” means—
(A)
any destructive device as defined in section 921 of this title;
(section 921)(4) The term
“destructive device” means—
(A) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas—
(i) bomb,
(ii) grenade,
(iii) rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces,
(iv) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce,
(v) mine, or
(vi) device similar to any of the devices described in the preceding clauses;
This is the source for the charge against the bomber. WMD has more than one meaning though most only think of it with regard to weapons of war.