Conventional weapon

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For the My Chemical Romance album, see Conventional Weapons.

The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to

explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons.[2][3]

Conventional weapons are opposed to both "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "Improvised Weapons".

The acceptable use of all types of conventional weapons in

Ottawa Treaty (also known as the Mine Ban Treaty) and Arms Trade Treaty
.

References

  1. ^ "conventional weapon" (PDF). JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. United States Department of Defense. April 2010. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Conventional Weapons | Acronym Institute". www.acronym.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ Inc., Agence 3Cinq. "Nuclear and Conventional Weapons | Nuclear Darkness & Nuclear Famine". www.nucleardarkness.org. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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