biological warfare
noun
: warfare involving the use of biological weapons
also
: warfare involving the use of herbicides
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Similarly, a majority of respondents were also afraid of biological warfare, as well as America getting involved in another world war.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
For many decades, so have humans: The Japanese conducted brutal biological warfare experiments in World War II; both the U.S. and the Soviet Union stockpiled toxins during the Cold War, with the latter’s program continuing even after signing the Biological Weapons Convention in 1972.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2024
Facebook posts from October and November 2023 promoted conspiracy theories about China, COVID-19 and biological warfare.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s no evidence the colorful pest was used as a form of biological warfare.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
For many decades, so have humans: The Japanese conducted brutal biological warfare experiments in World War II; both the U.S. and the Soviet Union stockpiled toxins during the Cold War, with the latter’s program continuing even after signing the Biological Weapons Convention in 1972.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2024
Facebook posts from October and November 2023 promoted conspiracy theories about China, COVID-19 and biological warfare.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024
There’s no evidence the colorful pest was used as a form of biological warfare.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 27 June 2024
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biological warfare
noun
biological war·fare
-ˈwȯr-ˌfa(ə)r, -ˌfe(ə)r 
: warfare involving the use of biological weapons
also
: warfare involving the use of herbicides
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