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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.3</span> <span>Interwar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Interwar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Criminalizing_poison_gas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Criminalizing_poison_gas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.3.1</span> <span>Criminalizing poison gas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Criminalizing_poison_gas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-World_War_II_and_postwar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#World_War_II_and_postwar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.4</span> <span>World War II and postwar</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-World_War_II_and_postwar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nuclear_weapons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nuclear_weapons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.5</span> <span>Nuclear weapons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nuclear_weapons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Types" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Types"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Types</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Types-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Types subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Types-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-By_user" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_user"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>By user</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_user-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_function" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_function"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>By function</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_function-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_target" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_target"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>By target</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_target-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Manufacture_of_weapons" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Manufacture_of_weapons"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Manufacture of weapons</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Manufacture_of_weapons-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legislation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legislation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Legislation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Legislation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Legislation subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Legislation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gun_laws" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gun_laws"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Gun laws</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gun_laws-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arms_control_laws" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arms_control_laws"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Arms control laws</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arms_control_laws-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arms_trafficking_laws" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arms_trafficking_laws"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Arms trafficking laws</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arms_trafficking_laws-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lifecycle_problems" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lifecycle_problems"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Lifecycle problems</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lifecycle_problems-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_science_fiction" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_science_fiction"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>In science fiction</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_science_fiction-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffe" title="Waffe – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Waffe" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="शस्त्र – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="शस्त्र" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C7%A3pen" title="Wǣpen – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Wǣpen" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD" title="سلاح – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="سلاح" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arc mw-list-item"><a href="https://arc.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DC%99%DC%9D%DC%A2%DC%90" title="ܙܝܢܐ – Aramaic" lang="arc" hreflang="arc" data-title="ܙܝܢܐ" data-language-autonym="ܐܪܡܝܐ" data-language-local-name="Aramaic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ܐܪܡܝܐ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-rup mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C3%A2" title="Armâ – Aromanian" lang="rup" hreflang="rup" data-title="Armâ" data-language-autonym="Armãneashti" data-language-local-name="Aromanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Armãneashti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mboka" title="Mboka – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Mboka" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silah" title="Silah – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Silah" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD" title="سیلاح – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سیلاح" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0" title="অস্ত্র – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অস্ত্র" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BA-kh%C3%AC" title="Bú-khì – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bú-khì" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senjata" title="Senjata – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Senjata" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%A0%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Ҡорал – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Ҡорал" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F" title="Зброя – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Зброя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F" title="Зброя – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Зброя" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Оръжие – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Оръжие" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%98%E0%BD%9A%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%86%E0%BC%8D" title="མཚོན་ཆ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="མཚོན་ཆ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oru%C5%BEje" title="Oružje – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Oružje" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm" title="Arm – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Arm" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%8D%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B3" title="Зэбсэг – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Зэбсэг" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%C4%95%C3%A7%D0%BF%C4%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Хĕçпăшал – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Хĕçпăшал" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbra%C5%88" title="Zbraň – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Zbraň" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zvombo" title="Zvombo – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Zvombo" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arf" title="Arf – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Arf" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A5ben" title="Våben – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Våben" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD" title="سلاح – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="سلاح" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffe" title="Waffe – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Waffe" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relv" title="Relv – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Relv" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%8C%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%BF" title="Όπλο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Όπλο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armilo" title="Armilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Armilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%86%DA%AF%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="جنگ‌افزار – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جنگ‌افزار" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hathyaar" title="Hathyaar – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Hathyaar" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arme" title="Arme – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Arme" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen" title="Wapen – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Wapen" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-airm" title="Ball-airm – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Ball-airm" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gan mw-list-item"><a href="https://gan.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8" title="武器 – Gan" lang="gan" hreflang="gan" data-title="武器" data-language-autonym="贛語" data-language-local-name="Gan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>贛語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B9%E0%AA%A5%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%AF%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8B" title="હથિયારો – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="હથિયારો" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AC%B4%EA%B8%B0" title="무기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="무기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makami" title="Makami – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Makami" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B6%D5%A5%D5%B6%D6%84" title="Զենք – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Զենք" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A7" title="आयुध – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="आयुध" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oru%C5%BEje" title="Oružje – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Oružje" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armo" title="Armo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Armo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armas" title="Armas – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Armas" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senjata" title="Senjata – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Senjata" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vopn" title="Vopn – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Vopn" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%A7" title="כלי נשק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="כלי נשק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjata" title="Sanjata – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Sanjata" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbp mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C9%94z%CA%8B%CA%8B" title="Hɔzʋʋ – Kabiye" lang="kbp" hreflang="kbp" data-title="Hɔzʋʋ" data-language-autonym="Kabɩyɛ" data-language-local-name="Kabiye" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kabɩyɛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%86%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%A7" title="ಆಯುಧ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಆಯುಧ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A6%E1%83%98" title="იარაღი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="იარაღი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D2%9B" title="Жарақ – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Жарақ" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arv" title="Arv – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Arv" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silaha" title="Silaha – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Silaha" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zam" title="Zam – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Zam" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm" title="Arm – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Arm" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87ek_%C3%BB_%C3%A7ol" title="Çek û çol – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Çek û çol" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ierocis" title="Ierocis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ierocis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waff" title="Waff – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Waff" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginklas" title="Ginklas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Ginklas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebuneli" title="Ebuneli – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Ebuneli" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fegyver" title="Fegyver – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Fegyver" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Оружје – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Оружје" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitaovam-piadiana" title="Fitaovam-piadiana – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fitaovam-piadiana" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A7%E0%B4%82" title="ആയുധം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ആയുധം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0" title="शस्त्र – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शस्त्र" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94)" title="ანჯარი (ოურდუმე) – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ანჯარი (ოურდუმე)" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD" title="سلاح – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سلاح" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senjata" title="Senjata – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Senjata" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjato" title="Sanjato – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Sanjato" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%AA-k%C3%A9" title="Ū-ké – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Ū-ké" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%8D%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%B3" title="Зэвсэг – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Зэвсэг" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9C%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA%E1%80%94%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA" title="လက်နက် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="လက်နက်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gevechtswapen" title="Gevechtswapen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gevechtswapen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%83" title="ल्वाभः – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="ल्वाभः" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8" title="武器 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="武器" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B7" title="Герз – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Герз" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A5pen" title="Våpen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Våpen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A5pen" title="Våpen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Våpen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma_(gu%C3%A8rra)" title="Arma (guèrra) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Arma (guèrra)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurol-yarog%CA%BBlar" title="Qurol-yarogʻlar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Qurol-yarogʻlar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%A5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%B0" title="ਹਥਿਆਰ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਹਥਿਆਰ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%81%D8%AA%DA%BE%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1" title="ہتھیار – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ہتھیار" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%87" title="وسله – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="وسله" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wepan" title="Wepan – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Wepan" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapen_(Reedschop)" title="Wapen (Reedschop) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Wapen (Reedschop)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bro%C5%84" title="Broń – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Broń" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sil%C3%A2" title="Silâ – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Silâ" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arm%C4%83" title="Armă – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Armă" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ay%C3%B1i" title="Ayñi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Ayñi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Оружие – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Оружие" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wappen" title="Wappen – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Wappen" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woape" title="Woape – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Woape" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armatimi" title="Armatimi – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Armatimi" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon" title="Weapon – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Weapon" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zbra%C5%88" title="Zbraň – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Zbraň" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oro%C5%BEje" title="Orožje – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Orožje" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hub" title="Hub – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Hub" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%DB%95%DA%A9" title="چەک – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="چەک" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B6%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Оружје – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Оружје" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oru%C5%BEje" title="Oružje – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Oružje" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakarang" title="Pakarang – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Pakarang" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ase" title="Ase – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Ase" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vapen" title="Vapen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Vapen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandata" title="Sandata – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Sandata" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="ஆயுதம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஆயுதம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%86%E0%B0%AF%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%A7%E0%B0%82" title="ఆయుధం – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="ఆయుధం" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%98" title="อาวุธ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อาวุธ" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B7%D0%BE%D1%80" title="Ҷангафзор – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Ҷангафзор" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusat" title="Pusat – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Pusat" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F" title="Зброя – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Зброя" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD%DB%81" title="اسلحہ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="اسلحہ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma" title="Arma – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Arma" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C5%A9_kh%C3%AD" title="Vũ khí – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Vũ khí" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng 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href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A2%D7%A8" title="געווער – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="געווער" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8" title="武器 – Cantonese" lang="yue" hreflang="yue" data-title="武器" data-language-autonym="粵語" data-language-local-name="Cantonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>粵語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bat-smg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%97nklos" title="Gėnklos – Samogitian" lang="sgs" hreflang="sgs" data-title="Gėnklos" data-language-autonym="Žemaitėška" data-language-local-name="Samogitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Žemaitėška</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a 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title="Bomber">Bombers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control" title="Airborne early warning and control">Command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Close_air_support" title="Close air support">Close air support</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic-warfare_aircraft" title="Electronic-warfare aircraft">Electronic-warfare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Combat systems:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_system" title="Fire-control system">Fire-control system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire-control_radar" title="Fire-control radar">Fire-control radar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_(military)" title="Director (military)">Director (military)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_information_center" title="Combat information center">Combat information center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonar" title="Sonar">Sonar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">Radar</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Historical:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ship_gun_fire-control_system" title="Ship gun fire-control system">Ship gun fire-control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_data_computer" title="Gun data computer">Gun data computer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Data_Computer" title="Torpedo Data Computer">Torpedo data computer</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><i>Development:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Basic training">Basic training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_exercise" title="Military exercise">Military manoeuvrers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Combat training">Combat training</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Battlespace" title="Battlespace">Battlespace</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li>Aerospace <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aerial_warfare" title="Aerial warfare">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airborne_forces" title="Airborne forces">Airborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_warfare" title="Space warfare">Space</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Land_warfare" title="Land warfare">Land</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cold-weather_warfare" title="Cold-weather warfare">Cold-region</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_warfare" title="Desert warfare">Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortification" title="Fortification">Fortification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jungle_warfare" title="Jungle warfare">Jungle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_warfare" title="Mountain warfare">Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urban_warfare" title="Urban warfare">Urban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subterranean_warfare" title="Subterranean warfare">Subterranean</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_warfare" title="Tunnel warfare">Tunnel</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Naval_warfare" title="Naval warfare">Sea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amphibious_warfare" title="Amphibious warfare">Amphibious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-water_navy" title="Blue-water navy">Blue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown-water_navy" title="Brown-water navy">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green-water_navy" title="Green-water navy">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surface_warfare" title="Surface warfare">Surface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underwater_warfare" title="Underwater warfare">Underwater</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seabed_warfare" title="Seabed warfare">Seabed</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberwarfare" title="Cyberwarfare">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_warfare" title="Information warfare">Information</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Weapons</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Air defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armoured_warfare" title="Armoured warfare">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrage_(artillery)" title="Barrage (artillery)">Barrage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">Biological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">Camouflage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Horses_in_warfare" title="Horses in warfare">Horses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics#Cavalry_in_modern_warfare" title="Cavalry tactics">Air cavalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">Combined arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conventional_warfare" title="Conventional warfare">Conventional</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyberweapon" title="Cyberweapon">Cyber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_denial_weapon" title="Area denial weapon">Denial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disinformation" title="Disinformation">Disinformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a> / <a href="/wiki/Military_robot" title="Military robot">Robot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electromagnetic_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Electromagnetic warfare">Electromagnetic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" title="Loitering munition">Loitering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile_defense" title="Missile defense">Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martial_music" title="Martial music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" title="Nuclear warfare">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_warfare" title="Psychological warfare">Psychological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radiological_warfare" title="Radiological warfare">Radiological</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submarine_warfare" title="Submarine warfare">Submarine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unconventional_warfare" title="Unconventional warfare">Unconventional</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">Tactics</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_tactics" title="List of military tactics">List of military tactics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_combat_manoeuvring" title="Air combat manoeuvring">Aerial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airlift" title="Airlift">Airlift</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_assault" title="Air assault">Air assault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airbridge_(logistics)" title="Airbridge (logistics)">Airbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Airdrop" title="Airdrop">Airdrop</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">Anti-aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">Anti-sub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_warfare" title="Anti-tank warfare">Anti-tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle" title="Battle">Battle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavalry_tactics" title="Cavalry tactics">Cavalry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charge_(warfare)" title="Charge (warfare)">Charge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterattack" title="Counterattack">Counterattack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counterinsurgency" title="Counterinsurgency">Counterinsurgency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convoy" title="Convoy">Convoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defeat_in_detail" title="Defeat in detail">Defeat in detail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defensive_fighting_position" title="Defensive fighting position">Foxhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drone_warfare" title="Drone warfare">Drone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Envelopment" title="Envelopment">Envelopment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_formation" title="Tactical formation">Formation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">Guerrilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_tactics" title="Naval tactics">Naval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shock_and_awe" title="Shock and awe">Rapid dominance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Encirclement" title="Encirclement">Encirclement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Investment_(military)" title="Investment (military)">Investment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Siege" title="Siege">Siege</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swarming_(military)" title="Swarming (military)">Swarm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screening_(tactical)" title="Screening (tactical)">Screen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_objective" title="Tactical objective">Tactical objective</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturation_attack" title="Saturation attack">Target saturation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">Trench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Withdrawal_(military)" title="Withdrawal (military)">Withdrawal</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Operational_level_of_war" title="Operational level of war">Operational</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_operation" title="Military operation">Military operation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special_operations" title="Special operations">Special</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operations_research" title="Operations research">Operations research</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blitzkrieg" title="Blitzkrieg">Blitzkrieg</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expeditionary_warfare" title="Expeditionary warfare">Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_operation" title="Deep operation">Deep operation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maneuver_warfare" title="Maneuver warfare">Maneuver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operational_manoeuvre_group" title="Operational manoeuvre group">Operational manoeuvre group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raid_(military)" title="Raid (military)">Raid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covert_operation" title="Covert operation">Covert</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_strategy" title="Military strategy">Strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_strategies_and_concepts" title="List of military strategies and concepts">List of military strategies and concepts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_campaign" title="Military campaign">Military campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-access/area_denial" title="Anti-access/area denial">Anti-access</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attrition_warfare" title="Attrition warfare">Attrition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_raiding" title="Commerce raiding">Commerce raiding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter-offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-offensive">Counter-offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culminating_point" title="Culminating point">Culminating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_in_depth" title="Defence in depth">Defence in depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabian_strategy" title="Fabian strategy">Fabian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empty_Fort_Strategy" title="Empty Fort Strategy">Empty fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mosaic_Warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Mosaic Warfare">Mosaic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_deception" title="Military deception">Deception</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_defence" title="Strategic defence">Defensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_depth" title="Strategic depth">Depth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_goal_(military)" title="Strategic goal (military)">Goal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_strategy" title="Nuclear strategy">Nuclear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_strategy" title="Naval strategy">Naval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offensive_(military)" title="Offensive (military)">Offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scorched_earth" title="Scorched earth">Scorched earth</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Grand_strategy" title="Grand strategy">Grand strategy</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asymmetric_warfare" title="Asymmetric warfare">Asymmetric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blockade" title="Blockade">Blockade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broken-backed_war_theory" title="Broken-backed war theory">Broken-backed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Class_conflict" title="Class conflict">Class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_war_(general_term)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cold war (general term)">Cold war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_war" title="Colonial war">Colonial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conquest" title="Conquest">Conquest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Containment" title="Containment">Containment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divide_and_rule" title="Divide and rule">Divide and conquer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_warfare" title="Economic warfare">Economic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endemic_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic warfare">Endemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fleet_in_being" title="Fleet in being">Fleet in being</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irregular_warfare" title="Irregular warfare">Irregular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wars_of_national_liberation" title="Wars of national liberation">Liberation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limited_war" title="Limited war">Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Network-centric_warfare" title="Network-centric warfare">Network-centric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_generation_warfare" title="New generation warfare">New generation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perpetual_war" title="Perpetual war">Perpetual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_warfare" title="Political warfare">Political</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princely_rebellion" title="Princely rebellion">Princely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proxy_war" title="Proxy war">Proxy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_war" title="Religious war">Religious</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resource_war" title="Resource war">Resource</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_studies" title="Strategic studies">Strategic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_of_succession" title="War of succession">Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_technology" title="Military technology">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_(warfare)" title="Theater (warfare)">Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Total_war" title="Total war">Total war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_war" title="World war">World war</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_administration" title="Military administration">Administrative</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_policy" title="Military policy">Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staff_(military)" title="Staff (military)">Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_education_and_training" title="Military education and training">Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_service" title="Military service">Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_sociology" title="Military sociology">Sociology</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_organization" title="Military organization">Organization</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Area_of_responsibility" title="Area of responsibility">Area of responsibility</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_hierarchy" title="Command hierarchy">Chain of command</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command and control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_doctrine" title="Military doctrine">Doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principles_of_war" title="Principles of war">Principles of war</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_force" title="Economy of force">Economy of force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_medicine" title="Military medicine">Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_engineering" title="Military engineering">Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_intelligence" title="Military intelligence">Intelligence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_technology" title="Military technology">Technology and equipment</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background:transparent;border-top:1px solid #aaa;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Military_personnel" title="Military personnel">Personnel</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_recruitment" title="Military recruitment">Recruitment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Counter-recruitment" title="Counter-recruitment">counter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">Conscription</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobilization" title="Mobilization">Mobilization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recruit_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruit training">Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_specialism" title="Military specialism">Specialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morale" title="Morale">Morale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_military" title="Women in the military">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Children_in_the_military" title="Children in the military">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transgender_people_and_military_service" title="Transgender people and military service">Transgender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexual_harassment_in_the_military" title="Sexual harassment in the military">Harassment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conscientious_objector" title="Conscientious objector">Conscientious objector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_volunteer" title="Military volunteer">Volunteer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_foreign_volunteers" title="List of foreign volunteers">foreign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercenary" title="Mercenary">Mercenary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soldier" title="Soldier">Soldier</a> / <a href="/wiki/Warrior" title="Warrior">Warrior</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>weapon</b>, <b>arm</b>, or <b>armament</b> is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or <a href="/wiki/Death" title="Death">kill</a>. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as <a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">hunting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crime" title="Crime">crime</a> (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Murder" title="Murder">murder</a>), <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement" title="Law enforcement">law enforcement</a>, <a href="/wiki/Self-defense" title="Self-defense">self-defense</a>, <a href="/wiki/War" title="War">warfare</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Suicide" title="Suicide">suicide</a>. In a broader context, weapons may be construed to include anything used to gain a tactical, strategic, material, or mental advantage over an adversary or enemy target. </p><p>While ordinary objects such as <a href="/wiki/Twig" title="Twig">sticks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_(geology)" title="Rock (geology)">rocks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bottle" title="Bottle">bottles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chair" title="Chair">chairs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vehicle" title="Vehicle">vehicles</a> can be <a href="/wiki/Improvised_weapon" title="Improvised weapon">used as weapons</a>, many objects are expressly designed for the purpose; these range from simple implements such as <a href="/wiki/Club_(weapon)" title="Club (weapon)">clubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Axe" title="Axe">axes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spear" title="Spear">spears</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">swords</a> to complicated modern <a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">firearms</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tank" title="Tank">tanks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">intercontinental ballistic missiles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">biological weapons</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cyberweapon" title="Cyberweapon">cyberweapons</a>. Something that has been repurposed, converted, or enhanced to become a weapon of war is termed <i><b>weaponized</b></i>, such as a <a href="/wiki/Biological_warfare" title="Biological warfare">weaponized virus</a> or <a href="/wiki/Laser_weapon" title="Laser weapon">weaponized laser</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_weapons" title="History of weapons">History of weapons</a></div> <p>The use of weapons has been a major driver of <a href="/wiki/Cultural_Evolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Cultural Evolution">cultural evolution</a> and <a href="/wiki/History" title="History">human history</a> up to today since weapons are a type of tool that is used to dominate and subdue autonomous agents such as animals and, by doing so, allow for an expansion of the cultural niche, while simultaneously other weapon users (i.e., agents such as humans, groups, and cultures) are able to adapt to the weapons of enemies by learning, triggering a continuous process of competitive technological, skill, and cognitive improvement (<a href="/wiki/Arms_race" title="Arms race">arms race</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prehistoric">Prehistoric</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Prehistoric"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg/220px-N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg/330px-N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg/440px-N%C3%A9olithique_0001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>An array of <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> artifacts, including <a href="/wiki/Bracelet" title="Bracelet">bracelets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Axe" title="Axe">axe</a> heads, <a href="/wiki/Chisel" title="Chisel">chisels</a>, and polishing tools.</figcaption></figure> <p>The use of objects as weapons has been observed among <a href="/wiki/Common_Chimpanzee" class="mw-redirect" title="Common Chimpanzee">chimpanzees</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Pruetz1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pruetz1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> leading to speculation that early <a href="/wiki/Hominids" class="mw-redirect" title="Hominids">hominids</a> used weapons as early as five million years ago.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this cannot be confirmed using physical evidence because wooden clubs, spears, and unshaped stones would have left an ambiguous record. The earliest unambiguous weapons to be found are the <a href="/wiki/Sch%C3%B6ningen_spears" title="Schöningen spears">Schöningen spears</a>, eight wooden throwing spears dating back more than 300,000 years.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the site of Nataruk in Turkana, Kenya, numerous human skeletons dating to 10,000 years ago may present evidence of traumatic injuries to the head, neck, ribs, knees, and hands, including <a href="/wiki/Obsidian" title="Obsidian">obsidian</a> projectiles embedded in the bones that might have been caused by arrows and clubs during conflict between two hunter-gatherer groups.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But the interpretation of warfare at Nataruk has been challenged due to conflicting evidence.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancient_history">Ancient history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ancient history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg/220px-Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg/330px-Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg/440px-Ballista-quadrirotis.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3212" data-file-height="2104" /></a><figcaption>A four-wheeled <a href="/wiki/Ballista" title="Ballista">ballista</a> drawn by armored <a href="/wiki/Cataphract" title="Cataphract">cataphract</a> horses, <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 400</span></figcaption></figure> <p>The earliest <a href="/wiki/List_of_ancient_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ancient weapons">ancient weapons</a> were evolutionary improvements of late <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> implements, but significant improvements in materials and crafting techniques led to a series of revolutions in <a href="/wiki/Military_technology" title="Military technology">military technology</a>. </p><p>The development of metal tools began with <a href="/wiki/Copper" title="Copper">copper</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Copper_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper Age">Copper Age</a> (about 3,300 BC) and was followed by the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a>, leading to the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age_sword" title="Bronze Age sword">Bronze Age sword</a> and similar weapons. </p><p>During the Bronze Age, the first defensive structures and <a href="/wiki/Fortification" title="Fortification">fortifications</a> appeared as well,<sup id="cite_ref-ashow-siegecraft_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashow-siegecraft-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> indicating an increased need for security. Weapons designed to breach fortifications followed soon after, such as the <a href="/wiki/Battering_ram" title="Battering ram">battering ram</a>, which was in use by 2500 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-ashow-siegecraft_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ashow-siegecraft-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The development of <a href="/wiki/History_of_ferrous_metallurgy" class="mw-redirect" title="History of ferrous metallurgy">ironworking</a> around 1300 BC in Greece had an important impact on the development of ancient weapons. It was not the introduction of early <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age_sword" title="Iron Age sword">Iron Age swords</a>, however, as they were not superior to their bronze predecessors, but rather the <a href="/wiki/Domestication_of_the_horse" title="Domestication of the horse">domestication of the horse</a> and widespread use of <a href="/wiki/Spoke" title="Spoke">spoked</a> wheels by <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 2000 BC</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This led to the creation of the light, horse-drawn <a href="/wiki/Chariot" title="Chariot">chariot</a>, whose improved mobility proved important during this era.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spoke-wheeled chariot usage peaked around 1300 BC and then declined, ceasing to be militarily relevant by the 4th century BC.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a> developed once horses were bred to support the weight of a human.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The horse extended the range and increased the speed of attacks. Alexander's conquest saw the increased use of spears and shields in the Middle East and Western Asia as a result Greek culture spread which saw many Greek and other European weapons be used in these regions and as a result many of these weapons were adapted to fit their new use in war </p><p>In addition to land-based weaponry, <a href="/wiki/Warship" title="Warship">warships</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/Trireme" title="Trireme">trireme</a>, were in use by the 7th century BC.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the first <a href="/wiki/First_Punic_War" title="First Punic War">First Punic War</a>, the use of advanced warships contributed to a Roman victory over the Carthaginians. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-classical_history">Post-classical history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-classical history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Weapon" title="Special:EditPage/Weapon">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Racinet1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Racinet1.jpg/220px-Racinet1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Racinet1.jpg/330px-Racinet1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Racinet1.jpg/440px-Racinet1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="759" data-file-height="811" /></a><figcaption>Medieval Indian weapons</figcaption></figure> <p>European warfare during <a href="/wiki/Post-classical_history" title="Post-classical history">post-classical history</a> was dominated by elite groups of <a href="/wiki/Knights" class="mw-redirect" title="Knights">knights</a> supported by massed <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">infantry</a> (both in combat and ranged roles). They were involved in mobile combat and <a href="/wiki/Sieges" class="mw-redirect" title="Sieges">sieges</a>, which involved various <a href="/wiki/Siege_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Siege weapon">siege weapons</a> and tactics. Knights on horseback developed tactics for charging with <a href="/wiki/Lances" class="mw-redirect" title="Lances">lances</a>, providing an impact on the enemy formations, and then drawing more practical weapons (such as <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">swords</a>) once they entered melee. By contrast, infantry, in the age before structured formations, relied on cheap, sturdy weapons such as <a href="/wiki/Spear" title="Spear">spears</a> and billhooks in close combat and <a href="/wiki/Bow_(weapon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bow (weapon)">bows</a> from a distance. As armies became more professional, their equipment was standardized, and infantry transitioned to <a href="/wiki/Pike_(weapon)" title="Pike (weapon)">pikes</a>. Pikes are normally seven to eight feet in length and used in conjunction with smaller sidearms (short swords). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tower_of_London_interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Tower_of_London_interior.jpg/220px-Tower_of_London_interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Tower_of_London_interior.jpg/330px-Tower_of_London_interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Tower_of_London_interior.jpg/440px-Tower_of_London_interior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Ancient Chinese <a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">cannon</a> displayed in the <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In Eastern and <a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle Eastern">Middle Eastern</a> warfare, similar tactics were developed independent of European influences. </p><p>The introduction of <a href="/wiki/Gunpowder" title="Gunpowder">gunpowder</a> from Asia at the end of this period revolutionized warfare. Formations of <a href="/wiki/Musketeers" class="mw-redirect" title="Musketeers">musketeers</a>, protected by <a href="/wiki/Pikemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Pikemen">pikemen</a>, came to dominate open battles, and the <a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">cannon</a> replaced the <a href="/wiki/Trebuchet" title="Trebuchet">trebuchet</a> as the dominant <a href="/wiki/Siege_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Siege weapon">siege weapon</a>. The Ottoman used the cannon to destroy much of the fortifications at Constantinople which would change warfare as gunpowder became more available and technology improved </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_history">Modern history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Modern history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Weapon" title="Special:EditPage/Weapon">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_modern">Early modern</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Early modern"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The European <a href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a> marked the beginning of the implementation of firearms in western warfare. <a href="/wiki/Gun" title="Gun">Guns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocket_(weapon)" title="Rocket (weapon)">rockets</a> were introduced to the battlefield. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Firearm" title="Firearm">Firearms</a> are qualitatively different from earlier weapons because they release energy from combustible <a href="/wiki/Propellant" title="Propellant">propellants</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Gunpowder" title="Gunpowder">gunpowder</a>, rather than from a counterweight or spring. This energy is released very rapidly and can be replicated without much effort by the user. Therefore, even early firearms such as the <a href="/wiki/Arquebus" title="Arquebus">arquebus</a> were much more powerful than human-powered weapons. Firearms became increasingly important and effective during the 16th–19th centuries, with progressive improvements in <a href="/wiki/Lock_(firearm)" title="Lock (firearm)">ignition mechanisms</a> followed by revolutionary changes in <a href="/wiki/Ammunition" title="Ammunition">ammunition</a> handling and propellant. During the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>, new applications of firearms, including the <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ironclad_warship" title="Ironclad warship">ironclad warship</a>, emerged that would still be recognizable and useful military weapons today, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Limited_war" title="Limited war">limited conflicts</a>. In the 19th century, <a href="/wiki/Warship" title="Warship">warship</a> propulsion changed from <a href="/wiki/Sail" title="Sail">sail</a> power to <a href="/wiki/Fossil_fuel" title="Fossil fuel">fossil fuel</a>-powered <a href="/wiki/Steam_engine" title="Steam engine">steam engines</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg/300px-Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg/450px-Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Prussian_bayonet_clean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="562" data-file-height="93" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">bayonet</a> is used as both a <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knife</a> and, when attached to the front of a rifle, a <a href="/wiki/Polearm" title="Polearm">polearm</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Since the mid-18th century North American French-Indian war through the beginning of the 20th century, human-powered weapons were reduced from the primary weaponry of the battlefield to yielding gunpowder-based weaponry. Sometimes referred to as the "Age of Rifles",<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this period was characterized by the development of firearms for infantry and cannons for support, as well as the beginnings of mechanized weapons such as the <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a>. Artillery pieces such as <a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">howitzers</a> were able to destroy masonry fortresses and other fortifications, and this single invention caused a <a href="/wiki/Revolution_in_military_affairs" title="Revolution in military affairs">revolution in military affairs</a>, establishing tactics and doctrine that are still in use today. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_I">World War I</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_technology_during_World_War_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Military technology during World War I">Military technology during World War I</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg/220px-Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg/330px-Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg/440px-Vickers_machine_gun_in_the_Battle_of_Passchendaele_-_September_1917.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3433" data-file-height="2480" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Vickers_machine_gun" title="Vickers machine gun">Vickers</a> was the successor to the <a href="/wiki/Maxim_gun" title="Maxim gun">Maxim gun</a> and remained in British military service for 79 consecutive years.</figcaption></figure> <p>An important feature of <a href="/wiki/Industrial_age" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial age">industrial age</a> warfare was <a href="/wiki/Technological_escalation" title="Technological escalation">technological escalation</a> – innovations were rapidly matched through replication or countered by another innovation. </p><p><a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> marked the entry of fully industrialized warfare as well as <a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a> (<i>e.g.</i>, <a href="/wiki/Chemical_weapon" title="Chemical weapon">chemical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biological_agent" title="Biological agent">biological weapons</a>), and new weapons were developed quickly to meet wartime needs. The <a href="/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I" title="Technology during World War I">technological escalation during World War I</a> was profound, including the wide introduction of <a href="/wiki/Aircraft" title="Aircraft">aircraft</a> into <a href="/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I" title="Technology during World War I">warfare</a> and naval warfare with the introduction of <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carriers</a>. Above all, it promised the military commanders independence from horses and a resurgence in <a href="/wiki/Maneuver_warfare" title="Maneuver warfare">maneuver warfare</a> through the extensive use of motor vehicles. The changes that these military technologies underwent were evolutionary but defined their development for the rest of the century.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This paragraph needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">This paragraph needs citation(s)</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Interwar">Interwar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Interwar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This period of innovation in weapon design continued in the interwar period (between WWI and WWII) with the continuous evolution of weapon systems by all major industrial powers. The major armament firms were <a href="/wiki/Schneider-Creusot" title="Schneider-Creusot">Schneider-Creusot</a> (based in France), <a href="/wiki/%C5%A0koda_Works" title="Škoda Works">Škoda Works</a> (Czechoslovakia), and <a href="/wiki/Vickers" title="Vickers">Vickers</a> (Great Britain). The 1920s were committed to disarmament and the outlawing of war and poison gas, but rearmament picked up rapidly in the 1930s. The munitions makers responded nimbly to the rapidly shifting strategic and economic landscape. The main purchasers of munitions from the big three companies were Romania, Yugoslavia, Greece, and Turkey – and, to a lesser extent, Poland, Finland, the Baltic States, and the Soviet Union.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Criminalizing_poison_gas">Criminalizing poison gas</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Criminalizing poison gas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Realistic critics understood that war could not really be outlawed, but its worst excesses might be banned. <a href="/wiki/Poison_gas" class="mw-redirect" title="Poison gas">Poison gas</a> became the focus of a worldwide crusade in the 1920s. Poison gas did not win battles, and the generals did not want it. The soldiers hated it far more intensely than bullets or explosive shells. By 1918, chemical shells made up 35 percent of French ammunition supplies, 25 percent of British, and 20 percent of American stock. The “Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous, or Other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare”, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Geneva_Protocol" title="Geneva Protocol">Geneva Protocol</a>, was issued in 1925 and was accepted as policy by all major countries. In 1937, poison gas was manufactured in large quantities but not used except against nations that lacked modern weapons or gas masks.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="World_War_II_and_postwar">World War II and postwar</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: World War II and postwar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_technology_during_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Military technology during World War II">Military technology during World War II</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victory_Show_Cosby_UK_06-09-2015_WW2_re-enactment_Trade_stalls_Militaria_personal_gear_replicas_reprod.originals_zaphad1_Flickr_CCBY2.0_Misc._machine_guns_weapons_etc_IMG_3874.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Victory_Show_Cosby_UK_06-09-2015_WW2_re-enactment_Trade_stalls_Militaria_personal_gear_replicas_reprod.originals_zaphad1_Flickr_CCBY2.0_Misc._machine_guns_weapons_etc_IMG_3874.jpg/170px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Victory_Show_Cosby_UK_06-09-2015_WW2_re-enactment_Trade_stalls_Militaria_personal_gear_replicas_reprod.originals_zaphad1_Flickr_CCBY2.0_Misc._machine_guns_weapons_etc_IMG_3874.jpg/255px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Victory_Show_Cosby_UK_06-09-2015_WW2_re-enactment_Trade_stalls_Militaria_personal_gear_replicas_reprod.originals_zaphad1_Flickr_CCBY2.0_Misc._machine_guns_weapons_etc_IMG_3874.jpg/340px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a><figcaption>A variety of firearms from the World War II and postwar eras on a <a href="/wiki/Firearm_rack" title="Firearm rack">firearm rack</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Many modern military weapons, particularly ground-based ones, are relatively minor improvements to weapon systems developed during World War II. World War II marked perhaps the most frantic period of weapon development in the history of humanity. Massive numbers of new designs and concepts were fielded, and all existing technologies were improved between 1939 and 1945. The most powerful weapon invented during this period was the <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">nuclear bomb</a>; however, many other weapons influenced the world, such as <a href="/wiki/Jet_aircraft" title="Jet aircraft">jet aircraft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">radar</a>, but were overshadowed by the visibility of nuclear weapons and long-range rockets.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This paragraph needs references to reliable sources. (December 2021)">This paragraph needs citation(s)</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nuclear_weapons">Nuclear weapons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Nuclear weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_holocaust" title="Nuclear holocaust">Nuclear holocaust</a></div> <p>Since the realization of <a href="/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction" title="Mutual assured destruction">mutual assured destruction</a> (MAD), the nuclear option of all-out war is no longer considered a survivable scenario. During the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> in the years following World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race" title="Nuclear arms race">nuclear arms race</a>. Each country and their allies continually attempted to out-develop each other in the field of nuclear armaments. Once the joint technological capabilities reached the point of being able to ensure the destruction of the Earth by 100 fold, a new tactic had to be developed. With this realization, armaments development funding shifted back to primarily sponsoring the development of conventional arms technologies for support of <a href="/wiki/Limited_war" title="Limited war">limited wars</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/Total_war" title="Total war">total war</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NuclearDefunding_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NuclearDefunding-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_user">By user</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: By user"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>– what person or unit uses the weapon</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Personal_weapon" title="Personal weapon">Personal weapons</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Small_arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Small arms">small arms</a>) – designed to be used by a single person.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SALW" class="mw-redirect" title="SALW">Light weapons</a> – 'man-portable' weapons that may require a small team to operate.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Heavy weapons – <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a> and similar weapons larger than light weapons (see <a href="/wiki/SALW" class="mw-redirect" title="SALW">SALW</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crew_served_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Crew served weapon">Crew served weapons</a> – larger than personal weapons, requiring two or more people to operate correctly.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Fortification_weapons" title="Category:Fortification weapons">Fortification weapons</a> – mounted in a permanent installation or used primarily within a fortification.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_gun" title="Mountain gun">Mountain weapons</a> – for use by mountain forces or those operating in difficult terrain.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Vehicle_weapons" title="Category:Vehicle weapons">Vehicle weapons</a> – to be mounted on any type of <a href="/wiki/Combat_vehicle" title="Combat vehicle">combat vehicle</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Railway_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway weapon">Railway weapons</a> – designed to be mounted on railway cars, including armored trains.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_weapons" title="List of aircraft weapons">Aircraft weapons</a> – carried on and used by some type of <a href="/wiki/Aircraft" title="Aircraft">aircraft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Helicopter" title="Helicopter">helicopter</a>, or other aerial vehicle.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Naval_weapons" title="Category:Naval weapons">Naval weapons</a> – mounted on <a href="/wiki/Ship" title="Ship">ships</a> and <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarines</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_weapon" title="Space weapon">Space weapons</a> – are designed to be used in or launched from space.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous weapon">Autonomous weapons</a> – are capable of accomplishing a mission with limited or no human intervention.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_function">By function</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: By function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>– the construction of the weapon and the principle of operation</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antimatter_weapon" title="Antimatter weapon">Antimatter weapons</a> (theoretical) – would combine matter and <a href="/wiki/Antimatter" title="Antimatter">antimatter</a> to cause a powerful explosion.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">Archery</a> weapons – operate by using a tensioned string and a bent solid to launch a projectile.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a> – firearms capable of launching heavy projectiles over long distances.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biological_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological weapon">Biological weapons</a> – spread biological agents, causing disease or infection.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_weapon" title="Chemical weapon">Chemical weapons</a> – poison people and cause reactions.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directed-energy_weapon" title="Directed-energy weapon">Energy weapons</a> – rely on concentrating forms of energy to attack, such as lasers or sonic attacks.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Explosive_weapon" title="Explosive weapon">Explosive weapons</a> – use a physical explosion to create a blast, concussion, or spread <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_(fragment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shrapnel (fragment)">shrapnel</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firearms" class="mw-redirect" title="Firearms">Firearms</a> – use a chemical charge to launch projectiles.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Improvised_weapon" title="Improvised weapon">Improvised weapons</a> – common objects reused as weapons, such as crowbars and kitchen knives.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incendiary_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Incendiary weapon">Incendiary weapons</a> – cause damage by fire.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-lethal_weapon" title="Non-lethal weapon">Non-lethal weapons</a> – designed to subdue without killing.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnetic_weapon" title="Magnetic weapon">Magnetic weapons</a> – use magnetic fields to propel projectiles or focus particle beams.</li> <li>Melee weapons – operate as physical extensions of the user's body and directly impact a close target. <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blade_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Blade weapon">Blade weapons</a> – designed to pierce or cut through skin, muscle, or bone and cause internal or external bleeding.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blunt_instrument" title="Blunt instrument">Blunt instruments</a> – designed to break or fracture bones, produce <a href="/wiki/Concussion" title="Concussion">concussions</a>, create organ ruptures, or <a href="/wiki/Crush_injury" title="Crush injury">crush injuries</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missile" title="Missile">Missiles</a> – rockets that are guided to their target after launch. (Also a general term for <a href="/wiki/Projectile" title="Projectile">projectile</a> weapons.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loitering_munition" title="Loitering munition">Loitering munitions</a> – designed to <a href="/wiki/Loiter_(aeronautics)" title="Loiter (aeronautics)">loiter</a> over a battlefield, striking once a target is located.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">Nuclear weapons</a> – use radioactive materials to create <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_fission" title="Nuclear fission">nuclear fission</a> or <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_fusion" title="Nuclear fusion">nuclear fusion</a> detonations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranged_weapon" title="Ranged weapon">Ranged weapons</a> – (unlike melee weapons) target a distant object or person.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_(weapon)" title="Rocket (weapon)">Rockets</a> – self-propelled projectiles.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suicide_weapon" title="Suicide weapon">Suicide weapons</a> – exploit the willingness of their operators not surviving the attack.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_target">By target</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: By target"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>– the type of target the weapon is designed to attack</i></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft">Anti-aircraft</a> weapons – target missiles and aerial vehicles in flight.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-fortification_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-fortification weapon">Anti-fortification weapons</a> – designed to target enemy installations.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-personnel_weapon" title="Anti-personnel weapon">Anti-personnel weapons</a> – designed to attack people, either individually or in numbers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">Anti-radiation</a> weapons – target sources of electronic radiation, particularly radar emitters.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-satellite_weapon" title="Anti-satellite weapon">Anti-satellite weapons</a> – target orbiting satellites.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Anti-ship_weapons" title="Category:Anti-ship weapons">Anti-ship weapons</a> – target ships and vessels on water.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_weapon" title="Anti-submarine weapon">Anti-submarine weapons</a> – target submarines and other underwater targets.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank weapon">Anti-tank weapons</a> – designed to defeat armored targets.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Area_denial_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Area denial weapons">Area denial weapons</a> – target territory, making it unsafe or unsuitable for enemy use or travel.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_weapon" title="Hunting weapon">Hunting weapons</a> – weapons used to hunt <a href="/wiki/Game_animal" class="mw-redirect" title="Game animal">game animals</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Infantry_support_weapons" title="Category:Infantry support weapons">Infantry support weapons</a> – designed to attack various threats to infantry units.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_engine" title="Siege engine">Siege engines</a> – designed to break or circumvent heavy fortifications in <a href="/wiki/Siege_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Siege warfare">siege warfare</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacture_of_weapons">Manufacture of weapons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Manufacture of weapons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arms_industry" title="Arms industry">Arms industry</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg/220px-Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg/330px-Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg/440px-Pantex_ordance_plant_1944-01-26.jpg 2x" data-file-width="793" data-file-height="448" /></a><figcaption>Ordnance being produced at <a href="/wiki/Pantex" title="Pantex">Pantex</a> in <a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, during World War II</figcaption></figure> <p>The arms industry is a global industry that involves the sale and manufacture of weaponry. It consists of a <a href="/wiki/Commerce" title="Commerce">commercial</a> <a href="/wiki/Industry_(economics)" title="Industry (economics)">industry</a> involved in the <a href="/wiki/Research_and_development" title="Research and development">research and development</a>, <a href="/wiki/Engineering" title="Engineering">engineering</a>, production, and servicing of <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> material, equipment, and facilities. Many <a href="/wiki/Industrialized_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrialized countries">industrialized countries</a> have a domestic arms industry to supply their own military forces, and some also have a substantial trade in weapons for use by their citizens for self-defense, hunting, or sporting purposes. </p><p>Contracts to supply a given country's military are awarded by governments, making arms contracts of substantial political importance. The link between politics and the arms trade can result in the development of a "<a href="/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex" title="Military–industrial complex">military–industrial complex</a>", where the armed forces, commerce, and politics become closely linked. </p><p>According to research institute SIPRI, the volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2010–2014 was 16 percent higher than in 2005–2009,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the arms sales of the world's 100 largest private arms-producing and military services companies totaled $420 billion in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The production, possession, trade, and use of many weapons are controlled. This may be at a <a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local</a> or <a href="/wiki/Central_government" title="Central government">central government</a> level or by international treaty. Examples of such controls include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Right_of_self-defense" title="Right of self-defense">right of self-defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knife_legislation" title="Knife legislation">Knife legislation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_gun_laws" title="Air gun laws">Air gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun law">Gun law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arms_trafficking" title="Arms trafficking">Arms trafficking</a> laws</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arms_control" title="Arms control">Arms control</a> treaties</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Preservation_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Preservation Treaty">Space Preservation Treaty</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gun_laws">Gun laws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Gun laws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gun_laws" class="mw-redirect" title="Gun laws">Gun laws</a></div> <p>All countries have laws and policies regulating aspects such as the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, and use of small arms by civilians. </p><p>Countries that regulate access to firearms will typically restrict access to certain categories of firearms and then restrict the categories of persons who may be granted a license for access to such firearms. There may be separate licenses for hunting, sport shooting (a.k.a. target shooting), self-defense, collecting, and concealed carry, with different sets of requirements, permissions, and responsibilities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arms_control_laws">Arms control laws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Arms control laws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arms_control" title="Arms control">Arms control</a></div> <p>International treaties and agreements place restrictions on the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, from <a href="/wiki/Small_arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Small arms">small arms</a> and <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">heavy weapons</a> to <a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a>. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy, which seeks to impose such limitations upon consenting participants, although it may also comprise efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arms_trafficking_laws">Arms trafficking laws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Arms trafficking laws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2018</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arms_trafficking" title="Arms trafficking">Arms trafficking</a></div> <p>Arms trafficking is the trafficking of contraband weapons and <a href="/wiki/Ammunition" title="Ammunition">ammunition</a>. What constitutes legal trade in firearms varies widely, depending on local and national laws. In 2001, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> had made a <a href="/wiki/Protocol_Against_the_Illicit_Manufacturing_of_and_Trafficking_in_Firearms" title="Protocol Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms">protocol</a> against the manufacturing and trafficking of illicit arms. This protocol made governments dispose illegal arms, and to licence new firearms being produced, to ensure them being legitimate.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was signed by 122 parties. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lifecycle_problems">Lifecycle problems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Lifecycle problems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a number of issues around the potential ongoing risks from deployed weapons, the safe storage of weapons, and their eventual disposal when they are no longer effective or safe. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ocean_dumping" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean dumping">Ocean dumping</a> of unused weapons such as bombs, ordnance, landmines, and chemical weapons has been common practice by many nations and has created hazards.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-me_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-me-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wbgh_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wbgh-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unexploded_ordnance" title="Unexploded ordnance">Unexploded ordnance</a> (UXO) are bombs, land mines, naval mines, and similar devices that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk for many years or decades.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demining" title="Demining">Demining</a> or mine clearance from areas of past conflict is a difficult process, but every year, landmines kill 15,000 to 20,000 people and severely maim countless more.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_terrorism" title="Nuclear terrorism">Nuclear terrorism</a> was a serious concern after the fall of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, with the prospect of "loose nukes" being available.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While this risk may have receded,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> similar situations may arise in the future.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_science_fiction">In science fiction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: In science fiction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Weapons_in_science_fiction" title="Weapons in science fiction">Weapons in science fiction</a></div> <p>Strange and exotic weapons are a recurring feature or theme in <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a>. In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have now become a reality. Other science fiction weapons, such as <a href="/wiki/Force_field_(technology)" title="Force field (technology)">force fields</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stasis_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Stasis field">stasis fields</a>, remain purely fictional and are often beyond the realms of known physical possibility. </p><p>At its most prosaic, science fiction features an endless variety of <a href="/wiki/Sidearm_(weapon)" title="Sidearm (weapon)">sidearms</a>, mostly variations on real weapons such as <a href="/wiki/Gun" title="Gun">guns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sword" title="Sword">swords</a>. Among the best-known of these are the <a href="/wiki/Weapons_in_Star_Trek#Phaser" title="Weapons in Star Trek">phaser</a> used in the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek" title="Star Trek">Star Trek</a></i> television series, films, and novels, and the <a href="/wiki/Lightsaber" title="Lightsaber">lightsaber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blaster_(Star_Wars)" title="Blaster (Star Wars)">blaster</a> featured in the <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> movies, comics, novels, and TV series. </p><p>In addition to adding action and entertainment value, weaponry in science fiction sometimes becomes a theme when it touches on deeper concerns, often motivated by contemporary issues. One example is science fiction that deals with <a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a> like <a href="/wiki/List_of_fictional_doomsday_devices" title="List of fictional doomsday devices">doomsday devices</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arms_industry" title="Arms industry">Arms industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Improvised_explosive_device" title="Improvised explosive device">Improvised explosive device</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_martial_arts_weapons" title="List of martial arts weapons">List of martial arts weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_practice_weapons" title="List of practice weapons">List of practice weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_weapons" title="Lists of weapons">Lists of weapons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_technology" title="Military technology">Military technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offensive_weapon" title="Offensive weapon">Offensive weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riot_control" title="Riot control">Riot control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toy_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Toy weapon">Toy weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapon_mount" title="Weapon mount">Weapon mount</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapon&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 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<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_firearms_before_the_20th_century" title="List of firearms before the 20th century">Pre-20th century firearms</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Technology_during_World_War_I" title="Technology during World War I">World War I</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_weapons_in_World_War_I" title="Chemical weapons in World War I">Chemical</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Australia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Australia (page does not exist)">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Austria-Hungary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Austria-Hungary (page does not exist)">Austria-Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Belgium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Belgium (page does not exist)">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Bulgaria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Bulgaria (page does not exist)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Canada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Canada (page does not exist)">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_France&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of France (page does not exist)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_German_weapons_of_World_War_I" title="List of German weapons of World War I">Germany</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_New_Zealand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of New Zealand (page does not exist)">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Portugal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Portugal (page does not exist)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_military_equipment_of_World_War_I" title="Romanian military equipment of World War I">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Russia (page does not exist)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Serbia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of World War I weapons of Serbia (page does not exist)">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_World_War_I_weapons_of_Turkey&action=edit&redlink=1" 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href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Brazilian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Brazilian military equipment of World War II (page does not exist)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bulgarian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Bulgarian military equipment of World War II">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_of_the_Canadian_Army_in_World_War_II" title="List of military equipment of the Canadian Army in World War II">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chinese_military_equipment_in_World_War_II" title="List of Chinese military equipment in World War II">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Croatian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Croatian military equipment of World War II">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Czechoslovakian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Czechoslovakian military equipment of World War II (page does not exist)">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Danish_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Danish military equipment of World War II">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Finnish_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Finnish military equipment of World War II">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_France" title="List of World War II weapons of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_German_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of German military equipment of World War II">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_equipment_of_the_Hellenic_Armed_Forces#Interwar_(1923–1939)_and_World_War_II_(1940–1945)" title="List of former equipment of the Hellenic Armed Forces">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hungarian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Hungarian military equipment of World War II">Hungary</a></li> <li><a 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II">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_military_equipment_of_Poland" title="List of World War II military equipment of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Romanian_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Romanian military equipment of World War II">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Soviet Union military equipment of World War II">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Thailand_military_equipment_of_World_War_II" title="List of Thailand military equipment of World War II">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_weapons_of_the_United_States" title="List of World War II weapons of the United States">United States</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_of_the_Araguaia_Guerrilla_War&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons of the Araguaia Guerrilla War (page does not exist)">Araguaia Guerilla War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_Portuguese_Colonial_War" title="List of weapons of the Portuguese Colonial War">Portuguese Colonial War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_Rhodesian_Bush_War" title="List of weapons of the Rhodesian Bush War">Rhodesian Bush War</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_of_the_South_African_Border_War&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons of the South African Border War (page does not exist)">South African Border War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_the_Cambodian_Civil_War" title="Weapons of the Cambodian Civil War">Cambodian Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_military_equipment_of_Cambodian%E2%80%93Vietnamese_War&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List military equipment of Cambodian–Vietnamese War (page does not exist)">Cambodian–Vietnamese War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_the_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of the Iran–Iraq War">Iran–Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_the_Laotian_Civil_War" title="Weapons of the Laotian Civil War">Laotian Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_weapons_of_the_Lebanese_Civil_War" title="List of weapons of the Lebanese Civil War">Lebanese Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_of_the_Dominican_Civil_War&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons of the Dominican Civil War (page does not exist)">Dominican Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Weapons_of_the_Nicaraguan_Revolution&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Weapons of the Nicaraguan Revolution (page does not exist)">Nicaraguan Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_the_Salvadoran_Civil_War" title="Weapons of the Salvadoran Civil War">Salvadoran Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_equipment_used_by_mujahideen_during_Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War" class="mw-redirect" title="List of military equipment used by mujahideen during Soviet–Afghan War">Soviet–Afghan War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Gulf_War_military_equipment" title="List of Gulf War military equipment">Gulf War</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Post-Cold_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-Cold War">Post-Cold War</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Yugoslav_Wars_military_equipment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Yugoslav Wars military equipment (page does not exist)">Yugoslav Wars</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Afghanistan_War_military_equipment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of Afghanistan War 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href="/wiki/Casting" title="Casting">Casting</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Injection_moulding" title="Injection moulding">Injection moulding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost-wax_casting" title="Lost-wax casting">Lost-wax casting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_production" title="Mass production">Mass production</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assembly_line" title="Assembly line">Assembly line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interchangeable_parts" title="Interchangeable parts">Interchangeable parts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machine_tool" title="Machine tool">Machine tool</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welding" title="Welding">Welding</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Simple_machine" title="Simple machine">Simple machine</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Axle" title="Axle">Axle</a></li> <li><a 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and pinion</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pendulum" title="Pendulum">Pendulum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screw" title="Screw">Screw</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw" title="Archimedes' screw">Archimedes' screw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propeller" title="Propeller">Propeller</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_(device)" title="Spring (device)">Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valve" title="Valve">Valve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheel" title="Wheel">Wheel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Block_and_tackle" title="Block and tackle">Block and tackle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flywheel" title="Flywheel">Flywheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gear" title="Gear">Gear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potter%27s_wheel" title="Potter's wheel">Potter's wheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulley" title="Pulley">Pulley</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wing" title="Wing">Wing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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title="Windmill">Windmill</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_equipment" title="Heavy equipment">Heavy equipment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_machinery" title="Hydraulic machinery">Hydraulics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_cylinder" title="Hydraulic cylinder">Cylinder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_manifold" title="Hydraulic manifold">Manifold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pump" title="Pump">Pump</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechanism_(engineering)" title="Mechanism (engineering)">Mechanism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clock" title="Clock">Clock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Differential_(mechanical_device)" title="Differential (mechanical device)">Differential</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epicyclic_gearing" title="Epicyclic gearing">Epicyclic gearing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gimbal" title="Gimbal">Gimbal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gyroscope" title="Gyroscope">Gyroscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whippletree_(mechanism)" title="Whippletree 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title="Control of fire">Fire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charcoal_burner" title="Charcoal burner">Charcoal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oven" title="Oven">Oven</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_storage" title="Energy storage">Energy storage</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_battery" title="Electric battery">Battery</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geothermal_power" title="Geothermal power">Geothermal power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat_exchanger" title="Heat exchanger">Heat exchanger</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heat_pump" title="Heat pump">Heat pump</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_technology" title="Nuclear technology">Nuclear</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">Power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">Weapon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oil_drilling" class="mw-redirect" title="Oil drilling">Oil drilling</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fracking" title="Fracking">Fracking</a></li></ul></li> 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stone">Chipped stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glass" title="Glass">Glass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masonry" title="Masonry">Masonry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metallurgy" title="Metallurgy">Metallurgy</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hall%E2%80%93H%C3%A9roult_process" title="Hall–Héroult process">Aluminum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">Bronze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ironworking" class="mw-redirect" title="Ironworking">Ironworking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">Steel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanomaterials" title="Nanomaterials">Nanomaterials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">Paper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plastic" title="Plastic">Plastic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rammed_earth" title="Rammed earth">Rammed earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling" title="Recycling">Recycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_rubber" title="Natural rubber">Rubber</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulcanization" title="Vulcanization">Vulcanization</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">Textile</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Loom" title="Loom">Loom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spinning_wheel" title="Spinning wheel">Spinning wheel</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Biotechnology" title="Biotechnology">Biotechnology</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Birth_control" title="Birth control">Birth control</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blood_transfusion" title="Blood transfusion">Blood transfusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dentistry" title="Dentistry">Dentistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetic_engineering" title="Genetic engineering">Genetic engineering</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CRISPR_gene_editing" title="CRISPR gene editing">CRISPR gene editing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genetic_testing" title="Genetic testing">Genetic testing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction" title="Polymerase chain reaction">PCR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hospital" title="Hospital">Hospital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medical_imaging" title="Medical imaging">Medical imaging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medication" title="Medication">Medication</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anesthesia" title="Anesthesia">Anesthesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antibiotic" title="Antibiotic">Antibiotic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prosthesis" title="Prosthesis">Prosthesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaccine" title="Vaccine">Vaccine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chemical" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical">Chemical</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Detergent" title="Detergent">Detergent</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soap" title="Soap">Soap</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dye" title="Dye">Dye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Explosive" title="Explosive">Explosive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dynamite" title="Dynamite">Dynamite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fireworks" title="Fireworks">Fireworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunpowder" title="Gunpowder">Gunpowder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TNT" title="TNT">TNT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">Fertilizer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Haber_process" title="Haber process">Haber process</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laboratory_glassware" title="Laboratory glassware">Laboratory glassware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesticide" title="Pesticide">Pesticide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pigment" title="Pigment">Pigment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_process" title="Separation process">Separation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chromatography" title="Chromatography">Chromatography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Distillation" title="Distillation">Distillation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filtration" title="Filtration">Filtration</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrometer" title="Spectrometer">Spectrometer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_synthesis" title="Chemical synthesis">Synthesis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electromagnetism" title="Electromagnetism">Electromagnetism</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electromagnet" title="Electromagnet">Electromagnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laser" title="Laser">Laser</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Optical_disc" title="Optical disc">Optical disc</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lens" title="Lens">Lens</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eyeglasses" class="mw-redirect" title="Eyeglasses">Eyeglasses</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnetic_storage" title="Magnetic storage">Magnetic storage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microwave_oven" title="Microwave oven">Microwave oven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirror" title="Mirror">Mirror</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Optical_fiber" title="Optical fiber">Optical fiber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Optical_instrument" title="Optical instrument">Optical instrument</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Microscope" title="Microscope">Microscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telescope" title="Telescope">Telescope</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Particle_accelerator" title="Particle accelerator">Particle accelerator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Photography" title="Photography">Photography</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camera" title="Camera">Camera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">Motion picture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radar" title="Radar">Radar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">Mobile phone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radio" title="Radio">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telegraph" class="mw-redirect" title="Telegraph">Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telephone" title="Telephone">Telephone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">Television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electricity" title="Electricity">Electricity</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_network" title="Electrical network">Circuit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternating_current" title="Alternating current">AC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_breaker" title="Circuit breaker">Circuit breaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_current" title="Direct current">DC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_grid" title="Electrical grid">Electrical grid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuse_(electrical)" title="Fuse (electrical)">Fuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_generator" title="Electric generator">Generator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switch" title="Switch">Switch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">Transformer</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_light" title="Electric light">Electric light</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp" title="Fluorescent lamp">Fluorescent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb" title="Incandescent light bulb">Incandescent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neon_lighting" title="Neon lighting">Neon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronics" title="Electronics">Electronics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Capacitor" title="Capacitor">Capacitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Circuit_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Circuit board">Circuit board</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resistor" title="Resistor">Resistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inductor" title="Inductor">Inductor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vacuum_tube" title="Vacuum tube">Vacuum tube</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightning_rod" title="Lightning rod">Lightning rod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multimeter" title="Multimeter">Multimeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscilloscope" title="Oscilloscope">Oscilloscope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">Semiconductor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diode" title="Diode">Diode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_circuit" title="Integrated circuit">Integrated circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transistor" title="Transistor">Transistor</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superconductor" class="mw-redirect" title="Superconductor">Superconductor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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title="Touchscreen">Touchscreen</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer_network" title="Computer network">Networking</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model" title="Client–server model">Client–server model</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Email" title="Email">Email</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer" title="Peer-to-peer">Peer-to-peer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">Social media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Web" title="World Wide Web">World Wide Web</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Programming_language" title="Programming language">Programming language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Software" title="Software">Software</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Compiler" title="Compiler">Compiler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Database" title="Database">Database</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GUI" class="mw-redirect" title="GUI">GUI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graphics_software" 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