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FRAGMENTING MUNITIONS [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
DEF

Items that have cases ... designed to fragment in a specified manner [that] are usually air-to-air missile warheads such as Sparrow and Sidewinder.

OBS

Examples include continuous rod warheads, items with scored cases and items that contain pre-formed fragments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
DEF

Munitions [qui explosent] en disséminant une multitude d'engins de plus petite taille sur une grande surface.

OBS

Par définition, leur but principal n'est pas de détruire des armements lourds ni des édifices, mais de tuer et de blesser le plus grand nombre possible d'individus.

Spanish

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