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ICBM [1 record]

Record 1 2019-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Ballistics
DEF

A land-based ballistic [missile, designed for weapons delivery,] with a range typically in excess of [5,500 kilometers].

OBS

intercontinental ballistic missile; ICBM: designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Balistique
DEF

Missile balistique lancé depuis le sol, servant de vecteurs d'armes et dont la portée dépasse 5 500 kilomètres.

OBS

missile balistique intercontinental; ICBM : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Misiles y cohetes
  • Balística
CONT

Los mayores misiles suelo-suelo son estratégicos. Según fuere su alcance, son calificados de IRBM (siglas de la expresión inglesa que significa misil balístico de mediano alcance), para objetivos distantes de 2400 a 6400 km, y de ICBM (misil balístico intercontinental), cuyo alcance es de 6000 a más de 12 000 km.

CONT

Ciertos misiles IRBM [misil balístico de mediano alcance] e ICBM solo llevan una carga nuclear en su ojiva pero son cada vez más numerosos los portadores de una carga múltiple cuyos componentes se separan antes de llegar al suelo.

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