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  • noun US Alternative spelling of weaponisation.

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Examples

  • Canadians are not wasting their time wallowing over the demise of cold war arms control; they are worried that the Rumsfeld Pentagon's missile defense efforts might damage future great power relations and might also result in the near-term weaponization of space - a prospect that most countries, including Canada, find highly objectionable.

    Peace, order and good government, eh?: March 2005 Archives 2005

  • Another Western diplomat confirmed the agreement, adding that the assessment was based on the assumption that Tehran would need at least six months to purify its uranium stocks to weapons-grade level and another 12 months for "weaponization" - building the actual nuclear weapon.

    unknown title 2009

  • Another Western diplomat confirmed the agreement, adding that the assessment was based on the assumption that Tehran would need at least six months to purify its uranium stocks to weapons-grade level and another 12 months for "weaponization" - building the actual nuclear weapon.

    IOL: News 2009

  • The mission has resurrected fears about the so-called weaponization of space.

    Space Weapons Spat 2008

  • The mission has resurrected fears about the so-called weaponization of space.

    Don't Panic About Space Weapons Ashley J. Tellis 2008

  • "I don't know how this could be called a weaponization of space," Payton told reporters at the time.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • "I don't know how this could be called weaponization of space," said Gary Payton, deputy undersecretary for space programs.

    Hot Air » Top Picks Ed Morrissey 2010

  • "I don't know how this could be called a weaponization of space," Payton told reporters at the time.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2010

  • The expression of concern over the "weaponization" of enriched uranium is a first for the agency.

    Iran Enriches Nuclear Fuel, Says IAEA David Crawford 2010

  • The only thing that Tehran was said by the NIE to have stopped was "weaponization," the design of an actual warhead.

    Avoiding Another Intelligence Failure on Iran 2010

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  • boo hiss boo!!! I detest the "verbification" of words.

    July 21, 2008

  • But this is a nounification.

    July 22, 2008

  • That's okay. Apparently paolo is the only one interested in it.

    July 29, 2008

  • I'm vaguely interested in weaponisation of cupcakes but I think we have that covered.

    July 29, 2008

  • I'm all over it.

    July 30, 2008