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Conventional weapon
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<p>Conventional weapons or conventional arms are <a href="/facts/Weapon/fV9QfoBh">weapons</a> whose damaging impact comes from <a href="/facts/Kinetic_energy/aJRxUd4p">kinetic</a>, <a href="/facts/Incendiary_weapon/Evu6eJWY">incendiary</a>, or <a href="/facts/Explosion/Utp8Wv9D">explosive</a> energy. They stand in contrast to <a href="/facts/Weapon_of_mass_destruction/JfsDSeGo">weapons of mass destruction</a> (<i>e.g.,</i> <a href="/facts/Nuclear_weapon/QVdBcMdm">nuclear</a>, <a href="/facts/Biological_agent/4YnbS6Em">biological</a>, <a href="/facts/Radiological_warfare/gYvMI4rg">radiological</a>, and <a href="/facts/Chemical_weapon/AwXDDhAR">chemical weapons</a>). </p>