doomsday weapon
Civilization-ending armament
A doomsday weapon is a weapon capable of destroying all human life or rendering Earth uninhabitable.
The term evokes apocalyptic finality—a device so devastating that its use would end civilization.
It appears in discussions of nuclear arsenals, science fiction scenarios, and Cold War deterrence theory: The film imagined a Soviet doomsday weapon triggered automatically by any attack.
- nuclear bombFission or fusion weapon
- atomic bombFission-triggered mass destruction device
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
- extinction eventCatastrophic biodiversity collapse
- mutually assured destructionReciprocal nuclear annihilation threat
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Targeted operation minimizing damage
non-lethal weapon · smart bomb · conventional weapon · small arms · proportional response
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Device for emergencies
ark · shield · seed vault · cure · antidote
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Formal end to hostilities
olive branch · diplomatic solution · peace accord · ceasefire · nuclear disarmament
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