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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by CodeGlitch on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @10:04AM (#23246878)
What really annoys me about the UK MSM is they'll write "COBRA", or even worse, "Cobra" for the COBR meetings.
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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @10:34AM (#23247288)
COBRA is a nickname (not an acronym) for the Civil Contingencies Committee based on the meetings being in COBR (an initialism/acronym).

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/cobr-co...

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Re:Nasa head of human spaceflight resigns days before 'histo... by CodeGlitch on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @10:45AM (#23247432)
Everyday is a school day.

Thanks

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