Trump's executive order labels fentanyl a WMD

• US President Donald Trump signed an executive order classifying illicit fentanyl and its precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction.
• The order aims to protect Americans, stating fentanyl is "closer to a chemical weapon than a narcotic."
• It directs investigations and prosecutions into fentanyl trafficking and actions against related assets and financial institutions.
• Fentanyl's production and sale are now deemed a national security threat, linked to funding terrorist organizations and cartels.
• This is part of Trump's "war on drugs," though military actions have largely targeted cocaine, not fentanyl.

Why It Matters: This reclassifies fentanyl as a WMD, allowing enhanced national security measures against it.