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A weapon is a tool used with the aim of causing damage or harm (either physical or mental) to living beings.

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Pagani Zonda F

Military; Weapons

215 mph, 0-60 in 3.5 seconds –  It’s no mistake that Pagani chose to use the “F” badging to represent the first step up in performance for the Zonda above the stock Zonda S. This fast car is driven ...

OICW gun

Military; Weapons

After a brutal standoff in Los Angeles, Ca where local law enforcement were forced to borrow firepower from local gun shops to level the odds against a heavily fortified and well equipped duo of bank ...

patriot missile

Military; Weapons

A surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to shoot down aerial threats, including aircraft, tactical ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. Equipped with an advanced aerial interceptor missile ...

switchblade

Military; Weapons

A type of knife which hides the blade within the handle. The blade is released via a button and spring mechanism.

Boeing X-37B

Military; Weapons

Popularly known as a robotic space plane, the Boeing X-37B is a U.S. unmanned vertical-takeoff, horizontal-landing space vehicle that is capable of orbiting the earth for 250 days or more. The X-37B ...

quillon

Military; Weapons

The guard of a sword or other bladed weapon designed to protect the hand from harm. Also referring to either half of the extended crosspiece of a sword or dagger.

catapult

Military; Weapons

A device in which accumulated tension is suddenly released to hurl an object some distance, in particular. They have been used since ancient times, and throughout history have proven to be one of the ...

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