weapons system vs means

weapons system and means both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weapons system	Yes	No	No	No
means	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, means is a hypernym of weapons system; that is, means is a word with a broader meaning than weapons system:

weapons system: weapons considered collectively
means: an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

Other hypernyms of weapons system include instrumentality, instrumentation.

weapons system (noun)	means (noun)
weapons considered collectively	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
	considerable capital (wealth or income)