weaponize
The country was at that time researching the foot-and-mouth virus (including its weaponization).
They considered the biological threat – the acquisition of deadly pathogens, and their weaponization – to be greater than the nuclear.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Arms & munitions in general
air-to-air
air-to-ground
ammo
ammunition
anti-aircraft
catapult
chain mail
chemical weapon
conventional
denuclearize
gunship
mustard gas
offensively
ordnance
poison gas
sarin
stab vest
weapons of mass destruction
weapons-grade
WMDs
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