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ABANDONED EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

Explosive ordnance that has not been used during an armed conflict, that has been left behind or dumped by a party to the armed conflict, and that is no longer under the control of that party.

OBS

abandoned explosive ordnance; AXO: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

dispositifs explosifs abandonnés : Dispositifs explosifs qui n'ont pas été employés dans un conflit armé, que des participants au conflit armé ont laissés derrière eux ou jetés et qui ne sont plus sous le contrôle de ces participants.

OBS

dispositif explosif abandonné; AXO : La désignation au pluriel (dispositifs explosifs abandonnés), l'abréviation et la définition sont normalisées par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • dispositifs explosifs abandonnés

Spanish

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