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CBW

American  
  1. chemical and biological warfare.


CBW British  

abbreviation

  1. chemical or biological weapon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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His interest in CBW began during the final year of his chemistry degree at the University of Oxford, UK.

From Nature May 20, 2020

From the mid-1970s, he was also central to the highly influential CBW Study Groups convened by the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which brought together scientists from east and west to discuss disarmament.

From Nature May 20, 2020

“As the CBW Act lays out, the president needs to choose three out of a menu of six potential options,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2018

Out of the crackling ether came the announcers on CBW 990 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, complaining about snow drifts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2018

Despite the secrecy that shrouds most CBW research, Steele managed to visit nearly every installation where such work is under way.

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