Definition of CBW - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: chemical and biological warfare

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using chemicals and germs to fight

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The army warned about the dangers of CBW in modern conflicts.

biological warfare

chemical warfare

acr: Chemical and Biological Weapons

TECH.

dangerous weapons using chemicals or germs to harm people

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The treaty bans the use of CBW in war.

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Examples of CBW in a sentence

The treaty aims to ban CBW globally.
CBW pose a threat to global security.
Experts monitor CBW stockpiles closely.

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French:guerre chimique et biologique, armes chimiques et biologiques, ...
German:chemische und biologische Kriegsführung, ABC-Waffen, ...
Italian:guerra chimica e biologica, CBW, ...
Spanish:guerra químico-biológica, CBQ, ...
Portuguese:guerra química e biológica, AQB, ...
Chinese:化学与生物战, 化学和生物武器, ...
Japanese:化学・生物戦, CBW, ...
Arabic:حَرب كِيميائِيّة وَحَيَوِيّة, أسلحة كيميائية وبيولوجية, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחָמָה כִּימִית וּבִיוֹלוֹגִית, נֶשֶׁק כִּימִי וּבִיוֹלוֹגִי, ...
Russian:химическая и биологическая война, Химическое и биологическое оружие, ...
Ukrainian:хімічна та біологічна війна, ХБЗ, ...
Hindi:रासायनिक और जैविक युद्ध, रासायनिक और जैविक हथियार, ...
Bengali:রাসায়নিক ও জীবাণু যুদ্ধ, রাসায়নিক ও জীববৈজ্ঞানিক অস্ত্র, ...
Catalan:guerra química i biològica, ABQ, ...
Czech:chemická a biologická válka, chemické a biologické zbraně, ...
Danish:kemisk og biologisk krigsførelse, kemiske og biologiske våben, ...
Dutch:chemische en biologische oorlogsvoering, CBW, ...
Greek:χημικός και βιολογικός πόλεμος, ΧΒΟ, ...
Hungarian:vegyi és biológiai hadviselés, vegyi és biológiai fegyverek, ...
Khmer:សង្គ្រាមដោយប្រើសារធាតុគីមី និងភ្នាក់ងារជីវសាស្ត្រ, អាវុធគីមី និងជីវសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:화학 및 생물학전, 화생무기, ...
Persian:جنگ شیمیایی و بیولوژیکی, سلاح‌های شیمیایی و بیولوژیکی, ...
Polish:wojna chemiczna i biologiczna, CBW, ...
Portuguese (BR):GQB, ABC, ...
Romanian:CBW, ACB, ...
Swedish:kemiskt och biologiskt krigföring, CBW, ...
Thai:สงครามเคมีและชีวภาพ, ซีบีดับเบิลยู, ...
Turkish:kimyasal ve biyolojik savaş, Kimyasal ve Biyolojik Silahlar, ...
Vietnamese:chiến tranh hóa học và sinh học, Vũ khí hóa học và sinh học, ...

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