lethality

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In contrast, the lethality of new world viruses can exceed 40 percent.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Or, it would be if we didn’t have so many cringe-inducing comments from Hegseth, such as: “maximum lethality, not tepid legality.”

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

This type of vulnerability is known as synthetic lethality, a principle already used in several targeted cancer treatments.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

“The ability to be able to operate safely and effectively at a high level of lethality is something we’ve just been doing for a long time, and China’s learning how to do,” Mietus said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Although, by then, technological advances to conventional military capabilities seemed to be approaching the destructive power, or more precisely, the system lethality of nuclear weapons.

From Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance by Wade, James P.