Mutual and balanced force reduction(s), the reciprocal and proportionate reduction in armed forces by the countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the 1970s and 1980s; frequently attributive.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in The Economist.
Definition of MBFR in US English:
MBFR
noun
Politics
Mutual and balanced force reduction(s), the reciprocal and proportionate reduction in armed forces by the countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact during the 1970s and 1980s; frequently attributive.