germ warfare
Origin of germ warfare
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How to use germ warfare in a sentence
She knew it was the end of the world, panic set in, sure it was germ warfare.
Here’s the real story behind Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ | Tom McNamara | December 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAnd despite years of speculation, nobody has proved Assad has any germ warfare capability at all.
Western Intelligence Suspects Assad Has a Secret Chemical Stockpile | Noah Shachtman, Christopher Dickey | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps the military who wanted the antitoxins for germ warfare were waiting quietly for him either to talk or die.
Games | Katherine MacLeanThese are designed to produce germ warfare agents, and can be moved from place to a place to evade inspectors.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. BushThese are designed to produce germ warfare agents, and can be moved from place to place to evade inspectors.
Andy's first glance caught such phrases as "alleged Russian plot" and "germ warfare" and "authorities hopelessly baffled."
The Plague | Teddy Keller
British Dictionary definitions for germ warfare
the military use of disease-spreading bacteria against an enemy: Also called: bacteriological warfare
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Cultural definitions for germ warfare
The use of microorganisms in war to injure or destroy humans, animals, or crops. This type of warfare is outlawed by international treaty, but facilities for developing biological weapons exist in some countries. (See bioterrorism (see also bioterrorism) and biological warfare.)
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