lethality

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The Post chronicles the journey this now-iconic rifle took from military-issued firearm to off-the-shelf bestseller, and underscores the danger in the public’s embrace of a weapon the Defense Department once lauded for its “phenomenal lethality.”

From Washington Post

“An outstanding weapon with phenomenal lethality,” an internal Pentagon report raved.

From Washington Post

All existing arms control and nonproliferation treaties sharply distinguish between nuclear energy, whose value as a carbon-neutral solution to a heating planet continues to rise, and nuclear weapons, whose toxic lethality is much more appreciated.

From Seattle Times

“In a very real sense, Mr. Kenjar was preparing for this for years … and he knew the lethality of his violence,” Scott said.

From Seattle Times

Given the lethality of fentanyl — just 2 milligrams is considered enough to kill — July’s seizures would be enough to slay nearly 470 million people, or nearly one and a half doses for every American.

From Washington Times