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CBW

American  
  1. chemical and biological warfare.


CBW British  

abbreviation

  1. chemical or biological weapon

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One of our last conversations was about establishing a small study group to consider whether his influential chronology on chemical weapons in Syria might reveal patterns that those guarding against CBW should know about.

From Nature • May 20, 2020

Part of Robinson’s influence lay in identifying and seeking to close loopholes through which suppressed CBW technology might develop.

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

Defenders of the program contend that certain forms of CBW could make combat relatively humane.

From Time Magazine Archive