George W. Bush: Second State of the Union Address

Glossary

• anthrax a biological weapon used to spread a disease that causes acute ulcers and destroys vital organs
• axis of evil reference to the Axis powers of World War II: Nazi Germany, Italy, Japan, and those aligned with them
• coalition a group of allied nations or other parties
• “Let’s roll” the rallying cry issued by passenger Todd Beamer in calling upon fellow hostages to fight back against the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001
• nerve gas various chemical weapons that interrupt communication between nerves and organs in the human body, bringing about convulsions and eventual suffocation
• weapons of mass destruction nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical, or other forms of weaponry capable of killing large numbers of people