50 U.S.C. § 2302 : US Code - Section 2302: Definitions

Search 50 U.S.C. § 2302 : US Code - Section 2302: Definitions

In this chapter:
(1) The term "weapon of mass destruction" means any weapon or
device that is intended, or has the capability, to cause death or
serious bodily injury to a significant number of people through
the release, dissemination, or impact of -
(A) toxic or poisonous chemicals or their precursors;
(B) a disease organism; or
(C) radiation or radioactivity.
(2) The term "independent states of the former Soviet Union"
has the meaning given that term in section 5801 of title 22.
(3) The term "highly enriched uranium" means uranium enriched
to 20 percent or more in the isotope U-235.