mass destruction

mass destruction

Widespread death and devastation. If they launch a nuclear attack against us, it will cause mass destruction.
See also: destruction, mass
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • destruction
  • be a mass of (something)
  • be a mass of something
  • mass
  • damage
  • acceptable
  • acceptable damage
  • acceptable losses
  • rambo
  • Ramboize
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She highlighted the most important responsibilities entrusted to the National Committee, including follow-up to the implementation of all conventions, treaties and protocols as well as Security Council resolutions on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and participation in relevant international meetings and conferences.
Fells was charged with three counts of manufacturing a weapon of mass destruction and one count of possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
In his remarks, Ban said the success in preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction offers some comfort and that multilateral treaties, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological Weapons Convention, and instruments, including Security Council resolution 1540, are "robust and tested."
Use of a weapon of mass destruction; aiding and abetting (four counts.)
I'm well aware criminals will never submit to a background check to buy an auto of mass destruction, and the 5th Amendment protects them from having to register a stolen car, but that is no reason not to implement these necessary restrictions upon ordinary Americans!
Khalil urged for the delayed 2012 conference regarding the disarmament of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East to be held before the spring of 2014.
No single Department of Defense organization or agency has the ability or autonomy needed to unilaterally conduct combating weapons of mass destruction operations.
And when Colin Powell, the secretary of state, told the UN Security Council that 'Saddam Hussein and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction....We know that Iraqi government officials...have hidden prohibited items in their homes,' we thought he meant nukes and poison gas and nasty biological agents.
And when secretary of state Colin Powell told the UN Security Council that "Saddam and his regime are concealing their efforts to produce more weapons of mass destruction....We know that Iraqi government officials...have hidden prohibited items in their homes," we thought he meant nukes and poison gas and nasty biological agents.
But what rankles with most people is that they were deceived by the then Prime Minister's assurance that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
The US has always supported the Israeli regime which is breeding terrorists and exporting weapons of mass destruction, Hossein Mozaffar said on Sunday.
Washington, Dec 1 ( ANI ): Two Pakistani-origin men in the United States have reportedly been charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and to use a weapon of mass destruction.
1540 Dealing with the Non Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction was concluded here today.
Assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction; the role of independent scientists.