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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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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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