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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

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

“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

Several of the Army's six major CBW installations have almost pastoral settings where game abounds and Boy Scouts come to camp and hike.

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