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LOW AIR-BURST [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear airburst that occurs at a sufficiently low height to cause significant damage to blast-resistant targets within a limited area.

OBS

low nuclear airburst; low airburst: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • low nuclear air-burst
  • low air-burst

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Explosion nucléaire aérienne qui se produit à une hauteur suffisamment basse pour engendrer des dégâts importants aux objectifs résistants au souffle dans une zone limitée.

OBS

explosion nucléaire aérienne à basse altitude : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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