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Nuclear material pure enough to be used for nuclear weapons
it particularly suitable for nuclear weapons use. Plutonium and uranium in grades normally used in nuclear weapons are the most common examples. (These
Weapons-grade nuclear material
Weapons-grade_nuclear_material
2023 novel by Don Bentley
Weapons Grade (stylized as Tom Clancy Weapons Grade or Tom Clancy: Weapons Grade) is a techno-thriller novel, written by Don Bentley and released on September
Weapons_Grade
weapon-making substance, in contrast to weapons grade plutonium, which can be handled relatively safely with thick gloves. To produce weapons grade plutonium
Reactor-grade_plutonium
nuclear weapons is the world's third-largest, estimated at 620 nuclear warheads as of 2026[update]. China was the fifth country to develop nuclear weapons, conducting
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
to weapons-grade, for one nuclear bomb. The world's concern was that Iran's "breakout" time, i.e. the time to produce bomb-grade uranium for a weapon, had
Nuclear_program_of_Iran
South Africa pursued research into weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons under the apartheid government. South
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
weapons. North Korea is also believed to have one of the world's largest chemical weapons stockpiles. North Korea is party to the Biological Weapons Convention
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
required to produce material suitable for use in efficient nuclear weapons. While "weapons-grade" plutonium is defined to contain at least 92% plutonium-239
Plutonium
Isotope of plutonium
pure 239Pu more cheaply than highly enriched weapons-grade uranium-235, led to its use in nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants. A fission of an atom
Plutonium-239
1994 US government covert operation
Metallurgical Plant outside Ust-Kamenogorsk housed 1,322 pounds (600 kg) of weapons grade enriched uranium to fuel Alfa class submarines (90% U-235). Following
Project_Sapphire
of nuclear weapons, with 5,420 nuclear warheads, with 1,794 deployed. It also inherited the expansive Soviet biological and chemical weapons programs,
Russia and weapons of mass destruction
Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of 2025.
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
2025 film by Zach Cregger
Weapons is a 2025 American supernatural mystery horror film directed, written, co-produced, and co-scored by Zach Cregger. It stars an ensemble cast including
Weapons_(2025_film)
Spread of nuclear weapons
weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear_proliferation
Heavy water reactor in Arak, Iran
ability to produce weapons-grade plutonium. Iran has indicated they do not intend to reprocess IR-40 spent fuel to recover weapons-grade plutonium, nor operate
IR-40
spread of nuclear weapons. Additionally, in 1969, the Swiss government unsuccessfully tried to purchase 3 kg (6.6 lb) of weapons-grade plutonium from Norway
Switzerland and weapons of mass destruction
Switzerland_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
various nuclear weapons and their delivery systems in South Korea between 1958 and 1991. South Korea actively pursued a nuclear weapons program from 1970
South Korea and weapons of mass destruction
South_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
to having nuclear weapons, instead repeating over the years that "Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the Middle East"
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Conditional UN sanctions on Iran
enrichment plant, capable of producing weapons-grade uranium, and the Arak heavy water reactor, able to manufacture weapons-grade plutonium. In 2003 Iran was found
Snapback mechanism of sanctions against Iran
Snapback_mechanism_of_sanctions_against_Iran
Failed attempt by the Empire of Japan to develop nuclear technology
has not since had a nuclear weapons program. Its postwar constitution is interpreted to forbid its possession of weapons of mass destruction. It is party
Japanese nuclear weapons program
Japanese_nuclear_weapons_program
Uranium processed to increase the percentage of uranium-235
more of 235U known as weapons grade, though theoretically for an implosion design, a minimum of 20% could be sufficient (called weapon-usable) although it
Enriched_uranium
Radioisotope production reactor
(BARC), it is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program. Originally named the R-5, this open
Dhruva_reactor
Russian fast breeder nuclear reactor, operating since 2016
generate 880 MW of electrical power. The plant was considered part of the weapons-grade Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement signed between the United
BN-800_reactor
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
Navy weapons which have to share confined spaces on ships and submarines with the crews. Plutonium-241, commonly comprising about 0.5% of weapon-grade plutonium
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
Hypothetical nuclear weapon
propulsion but also nuclear weapons. Such a system, in a weapons context, would have many of the desired properties of a pure fusion weapon. The technical barriers
Pure_fusion_weapon
Nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor
nuclear weapons states, to produce nuclear weapons. If the reactor has been used normally, the plutonium is reactor-grade, not weapons-grade: it contains
Spent_nuclear_fuel
American nuclear reactor design
of weapons grade plutonium, as the reactor design can handle a full inventory of MOX plutonium. After the Cold War ended, 100 tons of surplus weapons grade
System_80
Taiwan pursued a number of weapons of mass destruction programs from 1949 to the late 1980s. The final secret nuclear weapons program was shut down in the
Taiwan and weapons of mass destruction
Taiwan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
production of nuclear weapons, and the reactor itself was said to have been capable of producing enough plutonium for two nuclear weapons per year. Arak was
Nuclear_facilities_in_Iran
UK nuclear power station (1956–2003)
The primary purpose of both plants was to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the UK's nuclear weapons programme, but they also generated electrical power
Calder Hall nuclear power station
Calder_Hall_nuclear_power_station
South African nuclear research centre
produce its own atomic weapons by 1966. In 1966, Pelindaba reported detecting elevated levels of radiation following French nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific
Pelindaba
Type of nuclear fuel
One attraction of MOX fuel is that it is a way of utilizing surplus weapons-grade plutonium, an alternative to storage of surplus plutonium, which would
MOX_fuel
of WMD including the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Biological Weapons Convention, Chemical Weapons Convention, and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. The
Iran and weapons of mass destruction
Iran_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Nuclear reactor design
used to produce much more "pure" weapons-grade material (90% or more 235U), suitable for producing a nuclear weapon. This is not a trivial exercise by
Pressurized heavy-water reactor
Pressurized_heavy-water_reactor
Dual use graphite-moderated reactor, in operation since 1963, expected shutdown in 2010
graphite-moderated reactor. The reactor was dual-purpose - producing weapons-grade plutonium and providing heat and electricity. The RBMK series nuclear
ADE-2
Directed-energy weapon using lasers
A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon (DEW) that uses lasers to inflict damage. Laser weapons are of two types: low-power laser dazzlers that
Laser_weapon
Jr. deals with an attack on The Campus from Chinese mercenaries. 20. Weapons Grade (2023, by Don Bentley) Jack Ryan Jr. investigates a cold case after
Tom_Clancy_bibliography
2023 novel by Don Bentley
Bentley featuring Ryan to be published in the same year, the other being Weapons Grade. In the novel, Jack deals with an attack on The Campus from Chinese
Flash_Point_(Bentley_novel)
Vessels for weapon storage
armouries are vessels used to store military grade weapons. Being in possession of military-grade weapons in most jurisdictions is highly controlled. In
Floating_armoury
Welsh television director
Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour". MUBI. "Bottom Live 2001: An Arse Oddity". British Comedy Guide. "Bottom Live 2003: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts Tour"
Dewi_Humphreys
Nuclear reactor in Fujian province, China
breeder reactors have the possibility to be used to produce weapons grade plutonium for nuclear weapon manufacturing purposes. Al Jazeera reported in 2021 that
CFR-600
First industrial-scale nuclear power plant built in the USSR
and a part of Tomsk, the primary product was weapons-grade plutonium for the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons program. Lowenhaupt, Henry S. "Somewhere in
Sibirskaya Nuclear Power Plant
Sibirskaya_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Pakistani nuclear physicist (1936–2021)
vigorously defended the nuclear weapons program as part of the deterrence policy: [P]akistan's motivation for nuclear weapons arose from a need to prevent
Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
Nuclear attack submarine
submarine technology (SSN-AUKUS). The reactors are intended to run on weapons-grade uranium, be sealed, and last for thirty three years. The ones France
Suffren-class_submarine
plutonium. Plutonium is graded by proportion of 240Pu: weapons grade (<7%), fuel grade (7–19%) and reactor grade (>19%). Lower grades are less suited for
Isotopes_of_plutonium
English comedian (1958–2014)
called it a "crap film." Following 2003's Bottom: Live tour, Bottom 5: Weapons Grade Y-Fronts, Mayall stated that he and Edmondson returned with another
Rik_Mayall
Isotope of uranium
Implosion nuclear weapons require 232U levels below 50 ppm (above which the 233U is considered "low grade"; cf. "Standard weapon grade plutonium requires
Uranium-233
Former uranium enrichment plant in Pike County, Ohio, USA
including highly enriched weapons-grade uranium, for the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the U.S. nuclear weapons program, and Navy nuclear
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Portsmouth_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
2010s action film series by Sylvester Stallone
process learning that Vilain threatens the world with five tons of weapons grade plutonium he intends to excavate from an abandoned Soviet mine and sell
The_Expendables_(franchise)
Change in nuclear fission rate caused by voids in a reactor
no heavy water, saving costs; RBMKs were also capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium, unlike the other main Soviet design, the VVER. Before the
Void_coefficient
Scottish music manager
portrayal, in which Reid is emotionally abusive towards Elton John, as a "weapons-grade character assassination". "For 28 years John Reid and Elton John were
John_Reid_(music_manager)
Uranium concentrate powder
propulsion systems. Further refinement can produce weapons-grade uranium (typically >90% U-235) for nuclear weapons. Yellowcake consists primarily (>99%) of U-238
Yellowcake
First Chinese nuclear test, 1964
test site. It was an implosion fission device containing about 15 kg weapons-grade uranium (U-235) from Lanzhou enrichment plant. The atomic bomb was a
Project_596
Nuclear facility in Iran
stockpile of Uranium enriched to 20% would cut the time it takes to produce weapons-grade uranium by more than half. In April 2021 Iran began enriching UF6 to
Natanz_Nuclear_Facility
Smallest amount of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear reaction
to nuclear weapons design, but some documents have been declassified. The critical mass for lower-grade uranium depends strongly on the grade: with 45%
Critical_mass
Type of nuclear reactor, CO2 or He cooled
to be dual use, producing both power and weapons-grade plutonium. Later designs instead produced reactor-grade plutonium Lower danger of hydrogen explosion
Gas-cooled_reactor
Nuclear reprocessing plant in Russia
six reactors primarily produced tritium for thermonuclear weapons. In 1990, weapons-grade plutonium production was ceased. As of 2025[update], Mayak
Mayak
This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
Former island in the Aral Sea
island's chemical weapon history with a recreation of the Alcatraz prison for its Rebirth Resurgence mode. The novel The Home Team: Weapons Grade also mentions
Vozrozhdeniya_Island
Isotope of plutonium
its maximum yield. The minimization of the amount of 240 Pu, as in weapons-grade plutonium (less than 7% 240Pu) is achieved by reprocessing the fuel
Plutonium-240
US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
nuclear weapons. The United States' only mixed oxide (MOX) manufacturing plant was being built at SRS. It was intended to convert legacy weapons-grade plutonium
Savannah_River_Site
Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1997)
Retrieved 19 January 2017. "Make Way For Zara Larsson, Sweden's Latest Weapons-Grade Pop Export". Stereogum. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on
Zara_Larsson
formal nuclear weapons program in 2003, in December 2024, the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA reported enrichment to levels approaching weapons-grade. It also found
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
2025–2026_Iran–United_States_negotiations
Conversion of an atom from one element to another
in the used nuclear fuel. Weapons-grade and reactor-grade plutonium can be used in plutonium–thorium fuels, with weapons-grade plutonium being the one that
Nuclear_transmutation
Chemical element with atomic number 92 (U)
disarmament programs and costs billions of dollars. Weapon-grade uranium obtained from nuclear weapons is diluted with uranium-238 and reused as fuel for
Uranium
Type of weapon that fires a concentrated beam of energy at its target
military-grade directed-energy weapons, while Iran and Turkey claim to have them in active service. The first use of directed-energy weapons in combat
Directed-energy_weapon
American novelist
Clancy: Zero Hour (2022), Tom Clancy: Flash Point, and Tom Clancy: Weapons Grade (both 2023). In 2024, Bentley exited the series and was succeeded by
Don_Bentley
Research reactor in Trombay, India
peaceful purposes. Nonetheless, CIRUS produced some of India's initial weapons-grade plutonium stockpile, as well as the plutonium for India's 1974 Pokhran-I
CIRUS_reactor
International agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
limiting fuel cycle activities that could lead to the production of weapons-grade uranium or plutonium. The JCPOA restricted the number and type of centrifuges
Iran_nuclear_deal
American businessman and UFO conspiracy theorist
Is Weirder". Vice. Retrieved August 28, 2020. David Hambling (2016). Weapons Grade. Constable & Robinson. pp. 178–180. ISBN 978-1-4721-2376-3. "Area 51
Bob_Lazar
Alleged chemical substance
a substance used in the creation of nuclear weapons; because of the secrecy surrounding nuclear weapons development, it is difficult to disprove their
Red_mercury
witness Renard stealing the GPS locator card and a half quantity of weapons-grade plutonium from a bomb and set off an explosion, from which Bond and
List_of_James_Bond_films
National laboratory site in Nilore, Islamabad
together with its tiny research reactor that could never be a source of weapons-grade plutonium. In spite of its short-comings, the investigations and classified
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology
Pakistan_Institute_of_Nuclear_Science_&_Technology
Defunct American nuclear weapons manufacturing site in Colorado
the entire plant, more than 800 structures; removed over 21 tons of weapons-grade material; removed over 1.3 million cubic meters of waste; and treated
Rocky_Flats_Plant
British tactical nuclear weapon
weapon that used a composite core (mixed core in British terminology of the time). The composite core used both weapons-grade plutonium and weapons-grade
Red_Beard_(nuclear_weapon)
Defunct American nuclear production site
was weapons-grade plutonium, supplying the majority of the 60,000 weapons in the U.S. arsenal. In 1983 and 1984, 425 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium
Hanford_Site
First industrial-scale reactor in the Soviet Union
nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union for the industrial production of weapons-grade plutonium, built and operated at the Mayak Production Association from
A-1_(nuclear_reactor)
Chili pepper
Marc Waddington (17 May 2017) [16 May 2017]. "St Asaph man develops weapons-grade chilli so hot it could KILL you". Daily Post. "Plant of the Year". Royal
Dragon's Breath (chili pepper)
Dragon's_Breath_(chili_pepper)
2000 nuclear agreement
weapons) weapons-grade plutonium. An amended version was signed in April 2010 and went into effect in July 2011. The US has about 90 tons of weapons-capable
Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
Plutonium_Management_and_Disposition_Agreement
Hungarian-American physicist and mathematician (1902–1995)
team whose task was to design nuclear reactors to convert uranium into weapons grade plutonium. At the time, reactors existed only on paper, and no reactor
Eugene_Wigner
Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
Pu-240 to be considered "weapons-grade" plutonium, ideal for use in a nuclear weapon. Nevertheless, highly reliable nuclear weapons can be built at all levels
Nuclear_reprocessing
Former air-cooled graphite-moderated nuclear reactors
British post-war atomic bomb project and produced weapons-grade plutonium for use in nuclear weapons. Windscale Pile No. 1 became operational in October
Windscale_Piles
and allegedly used chemical weapons, and pursued the production of nuclear weapons. The covert Syrian chemical weapons program began in the 1970s with
Syria and weapons of mass destruction
Syria_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
1965 investigation into loss of nuclear materials
archival service (link) "Secrets about suspected Israeli theft of U.S. weapons-grade nuclear material declassified". Institute for Research: Middle Eastern
Apollo_affair
Isotope of uranium
235U and is known as weapons grade uranium, though for a crude and inefficient weapon 20% enrichment is sufficient (called weapon(s)-usable). Even lower
Uranium-235
2020 film by Christopher Nolan
who sabotaged his CIA team and that KORD has the artifact, which is weapons-grade plutonium. Believing the Protagonist has destroyed the forgery, Kat
Tenet
weapons to defend themselves against an offensive assault from the Soviet Union. From 1945 to 1972 the government ran a clandestine nuclear weapons program
Swedish nuclear weapons program
Swedish_nuclear_weapons_program
1982 song by Kate Bush
Australians' traditional lands by white Australians in their quest for weapons-grade uranium. Bird impersonator Percy Edwards provided sheep noises. The
The_Dreaming_(song)
Contaminated missile accident site
RW-01 is a 75-acre (30 ha) fenced-off site contaminated primarily with "weapons-grade plutonium (WGP), highly-enriched and depleted uranium." On 7 June 1960
BOMARC_missile_accident_site
actively researched weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and used chemical weapons from 1962 to 1991, after which its chemical weapons stockpile was destroyed
Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
Iraq_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
chemical weapons. It carried out its first nuclear test in 1949 and its first multi-stage thermonuclear test in 1955. It was one of the five nuclear-weapon states
Soviet Union and weapons of mass destruction
Soviet_Union_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Chronology of the North Korean nuclear program
a fission device. Compared to fission weapons, thermonuclear designs are exceedingly complex, and staged weapons in particular are so complex that only
Timeline of the North Korean nuclear program
Timeline_of_the_North_Korean_nuclear_program
Former radioactive waste dumping site in Russia
Chief Lavrentiy Beria, it was the utmost priority to produce enough weapons-grade material to match the U.S. nuclear superiority following the atomic
Lake_Karachay
World War II operations
ended in the autumn of 1942. In nuclear-weapon development, the main problem is securing sufficient weapons-grade material; it is particularly difficult
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage
basic design types: Pure fission weapons are the simplest, least technically demanding, were the first nuclear weapons built, and so far the only type
Nuclear_weapon_design
1994 nuclear agreement between the United States and North Korea
and 200 MWe reactors under construction, which could easily produce weapons grade plutonium, would be replaced with two 1000MW light water reactors (LWR)
Agreed_Framework
2025 American military action
increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to 60% purity, just below weapons-grade, reaching over 408 kilograms (899 lb), a nearly 50% rise since February
2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
2025_United_States_strikes_on_Iranian_nuclear_sites
Nuclear energy extracted from thorium isotopes
killed the MSBR specifically because it wasn't an efficient producer of weapons-grade plutonium is thin. But that misses the point. Even after the cancellation
Thorium-based_nuclear_power
2023 video game
Greene, Soap, and Ravenov. The former claims that Zakhaev possesses weapons-grade Aetherium, and that she's the only one who knows how to stop him. Greene
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)
Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_III_(2023_video_game)
Method of producing enriched uranium
obtains a higher enrichment. Hence fewer stages are necessary to reach weapons-grade uranium (> 90% 235U). According to GLE, each stage requires as little
Separation of isotopes by laser excitation
Separation_of_isotopes_by_laser_excitation
WEAPONS GRADE
WEAPONS GRADE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Trishul | தà¯à®°à®¿à®·à¯‚லÂ
Shivas weapon
Trishul | தà¯à®°à®¿à®·à¯‚லÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Seaman.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Shivas weapon
Girl/Female
Indian
Arrow, Weapon
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Telugu
Vedas; Weapon
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Weapons of the Gods
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Weapon
Boy/Male
Korean
Iron weapon.
Boy/Male
Norse Swedish
Damor of weapons.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Weapon, dart.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Bearer of various weapons
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : probably a variant of Raison.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vividayudhadhara | விவீதாயà¯à®‚தாதாரா
Bearer of various weapons
Vividayudhadhara | விவீதாயà¯à®‚தாதாரா
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Arms; Armour; Weapons
Girl/Female
Tamil
Arrow, Weapon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Weedon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Leamon (see Lemon).
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Weapons; Arms; Armour
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Weapon
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Lord Indra Weapons
WEAPONS GRADE
WEAPONS GRADE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English cheuyn, Old French chevesne ‘chub’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way, or as a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Facet; Beginning Initiative
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian
King
Male
Iranian/Persian
Variant spelling of Persian Delshad, DILSHAD means "happy heart."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prakalp | பà¯à®°à®•லà¯à®ªÂ
Project
Boy/Male
Latin Arthurian Legend
Destroyer.
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, German, Scandinavian
Supplanter; Son of Hans
Male
French
Variant spelling of French Yvon, IVON means "yew tree." Used in Germany and infrequently by the English.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Uncoverer pioneer, discoverer
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Annapurna
WEAPONS GRADE
WEAPONS GRADE
WEAPONS GRADE
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WEAPONS GRADE
a.
Furnished with weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.
n.
A weapon.
a.
Having no weapon.
a.
Destitute of arms or weapons.
n.
A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants are furnished.
a.
Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.
n.
A sharp tool or weapon.
n.
Weapon.
n.
Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon.
a.
Bearing arms or weapons.
n.
The thrust of a pointed weapon.
n.
A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively.
v. i.
To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.
a.
Armed with light weapons or accouterments.
n.
Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war.
n.
An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.
n.
Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
n.
The hilt of a weapon.
v. t.
A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring a weapon to the charge.
n.
Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry.