weapons-grade
adj1
Of a purity suitable for the manufacture of weapons.
Of a radioactive or other substance
- weapons-grade isotopes
- For 75 years, it has fulfilled a wide range of roles: producing weapons-grade plutonium for early atomic weapons in the aftermath of the Second World War; the world's first commercial nuclear power station supplying electricity to the National Grid; reprocessing and storage of nuclear fuel; and the processing of lower grades of radioactive waste for off-site storage.2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield... by rail”, in RAIL, number 999, page 20:
2
Broadly, Informal Extreme.
- weapons-grade stupidity
- weapons-grade ignorance
4 more examples
- The idea that texts or facts speak for themselves —interpret me no interpretations—is weapons-grade stupidity.2007, Tad Waddington, Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, Agate Publishing, →ISBN, page 75:
- Three or four women sat on their own, each with a thick layer of make-up and weapons-grade hairspray.2013, Andy McNab, Silencer, Transworld Publishers, →ISBN, page 111:
- “Ryan is hot by the way, and by hot I am talking weapons-grade sex appeal. […]2015, Sarah Morgan, First Time in Forever, HQN, →ISBN, page 138:
- And if you're streaming this song on SpotifyThen we both fund weapons-grade AI2026, “You You You”performed by Arab Strap:
- Derived terms
- weapons-grade uranium