conventional weapon
Non-nuclear military equipment
A conventional weapon is any weapon that isn't a weapon of mass destruction—not nuclear, chemical, or biological.
The category includes everything from rifles and tanks to bombs and missiles.
The term arose during the Cold War to distinguish ordinary military arms from apocalyptic ones: The treaty limits both nuclear and conventional weapons.
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- assault rifleAutomatic infantry combat weapon
- machine gunContinuous-fire arm
- non-lethalNot causing death
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
nonchemical · shell · swords · bayonet · bows · firearms · grenades · artillery · mortar · self-defense · tank · shrapnel · land mine · gunship · magazine · missile · hand grenade · bomb
conventional weaponnuclear weapon
Explosive using atomic fission
weapon of mass destruction · WMD · atomic bomb · hydrogen bomb · thermonuclear weapon
conventional weaponnon-lethal weapon
Armament designed to incapacitate
shield · armor · rubber bullet · taser · stun gun
conventional weaponlaser weapon
Device firing focused light
autonomous weapon · futuristic weapon · space weapon · railgun
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