weaponeering

weap·on·eer  (wp-nîr)

n.

1. One who prepares a nuclear weapon for release.

2. One who designs weapons, especially nuclear weapons.

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weapon·eering n.

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The process of determining the quantity of a specific type of lethal or nonlethal weapons required to achieve a specific level of damage to a given target, considering target vulnerability, weapons effect, munitions delivery accuracy, damage criteria, probability of kill, and weapon reliability.