§ 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.