Weapons

Weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological) are rarely used for obvious ethical and moral reasons, but they have been used on rare occasions. Firearms and artillery are often laser and particle-beam weapons, although there are also chemical-rocket-powered missiles and magnetic railguns. The aforementioned weapons are used both on planets and in space. More primitive weapons like chemical-powered slugthrowing guns, swords, bows-and-arrows, and the like are used by more primitive societies and races and by enthusiasts and hobbyists from more advanced cultures.