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  • verb Present participle of weaponise.

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Examples

  • "My intention is to capture three very distinct phases in this arc of humanity's history: the aftermath of an empire's fall, the peak of reconstruction and a constitutional crisis, then the 'weaponising' necessary to take on a powerful threat from the outside."

    January 2008 2008

  • "My intention is to capture three very distinct phases in this arc of humanity's history: the aftermath of an empire's fall, the peak of reconstruction and a constitutional crisis, then the 'weaponising' necessary to take on a powerful threat from the outside."

    SF Tidbits for 1/11/08 2008

  • The proposal was intended to prevent Iran from "weaponising" the uranium, something Tehran claims it has no desire to do.

    AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) 2009

  • The proposal was intended to prevent Iran from "weaponising" the uranium, something Tehran claims it has no desire to do.

    AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) 2009

  • "weaponising" enrichment by allowing unfettered access for IAEA inspectors and investigators, something it rejects in protest at UN sanctions.

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Clinton's stupid deal did leave them free to pursue uranium enrichment, but I don't think there's any indication that they've succeeded in weaponising uranium yet.

    "Half the Democrats are going to vote for McCain, and I'm going to be one of them." Ann Althouse 2008

  • It continues to deny ever weaponising VX, even though UN inspectors uncovered unambiguous physical evidence in 1998.

    Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction 2002

  • Our Afghanistan war, which began in 1980 under the Democrats (by weaponising Afghan resistance to the Soviets), and is now truly a bipartisan war, is as bankrupt as our economy.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2010

  • Our Afghanistan war, which began in 1980 under the Democrats (by weaponising Afghan resistance to the Soviets), and is now truly a bipartisan war, is as bankrupt as our economy.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Clancy Sigal 2010

  • "Judging from technological terminology used in the announcement, the development has nothing to do with weaponising."

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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