What is "axis of evil"

n. 1 A group of states sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction, originally defined as including Iran, Iraq, and North Korea. 2 (context astrophysics English) A preferential axis which may have shaped the development of the universe, sometimes abbreviated AOE.

U.S. President George W. Bush used the term "axis of evil" in his State of the Union Address on January 29, 2002, and often repeated it throughout his presidency, to describe governments that he accused of helping terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction. Iran, Iraq, and North Korea were portrayed by George W. Bush during the State of the Union as building nuclear weapons. The Axis of Evil was used to pinpoint these common enemies of the United States and rally the country in support of the War on Terror.

Axis of Evil is a 2004 France-Canada co-production by Pascal Lièvre about a couple declaring their love for each other with the same words United States President George W. Bush used to announce a war on terrorism.

Axis of Evil is a 2003 album by the Belgian aggrotech act Suicide Commando.

Axis of evil is a term coined by George W. Bush to describe governments that he accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction.

It may also refer to:

• Axis of Evil (film), a 2004 French film
• Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil, a 2006 war film
• Axis of Evil (album), a 2003 album by Suicide Commando
• The Axis of Evil, an anomaly in the temperature distribution of the cosmic microwave background radiation
• Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, a stand-up comedy tour featuring Middle-Eastern comedians
• "Axis of Evil", the two-part finale of Season 1 of the TV show Hot Wheels Battle Force 5
• The Axis powers in World War II