Weapon (nonfiction)
A weapon, arm, or armament is any machine used with intent to inflict damage or harm to living beings, structures, or systems.
Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as crime, law enforcement, self-defense, and warfare.
In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a strategic, material or mental advantage over an adversary.
Weapons range in complexity from from simple implements such as clubs, swords and guns, and to complicated modern intercontinental ballistic missiles, biological and cyberweapons.
Fiction cross-reference
The Brandisher believes in brandishing for brandishing's sake.
Supervillains Forbidden Ratio and Gnotilus threaten to weaponize new class of Halting problems.
Asclepius Myrmidon discovers unregistered Halting problem, forecasts multiple casualties from Pi disaster.
Law-abiding mathematical functions have nothing to fear from Crimes against mathematical constants, say crime authorities.
Wherever there are weapons, Asclepius Myrmidon and The Companion will be there to provide emergency medical assistance to the survivors.
Army research laboratories convert modern plowshares into ancient swords. Authorities call technique "Astonishing breakthrough."
Supervillains Forbidden Ratio and Gnotilus threaten to weaponize new class of Halting problems.
Law-abiding mathematical functions have nothing to fear from Crimes against mathematical constants, say crime authorities.
Asclepius Myrmidon discovers unregistered Halting problem, forecasts multiple casualties from Pi disaster.
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Weapon @ Wikipedia