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- adjective UK Alternative spelling of
weaponized . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
weaponise .
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Examples
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To be effective as a mass biological weapon, he says the spores have to be precision-milled so they are fine enough to penetrate the alveoli of the human lung, a technique the United States mastered in the 1950s when they "weaponised" anthrax very effectively.
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As has been the case with previous military enthusiasm for such ventures, this new level of funding is likely to cause additional concern that social science will become 'weaponised' and distort a field that has traditionally had a commitment to a 'do no harm' policy.
Mind Hacks vaughan 2010
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She said that while it was believed Iraq scientists were working in chemical and biological laboratories, there were doubts over whether they could have "weaponised" the substances.
Raw Story 2010
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She said that while it was believed Iraqi scientists were working in chemical and biological laboratories, there were doubts over whether they could have "weaponised" the substances.
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She said that while it was believed Iraq scientists were working in chemical and biological laboratories, there were doubts over whether they could have "weaponised" the substances.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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N. Korea has "weaponised" plutonium stocks: U.S. expert (Reuters)
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The North Koreans would not say how the plutonium had been "weaponised" but indicated it was used for missiles, he said.
timesofmalta.com 2009
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North Korea has "weaponised" enough declared plutonium stocks to produce four to five nuclear bombs, said Selig Harrison, a U.S. expert just returned from talks with officials in Pyongyang.
timesofmalta.com 2009
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Selig Harrison, an American expert who has just returned from North Korea, said he was told that the country had "weaponised" enough declared plutonium stocks to produce four to five nuclear weapons.
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Selig Harrison, an American expert who has just returned from North Korea, said he was told that the country had "weaponised" enough declared plutonium stocks to produce four to five nuclear weapons.
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