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MEDIUM-RANGE NUCLEAR MISSILE [1 record]

Record 1 2018-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear missile able to travel or operate over a medium distance.

CONT

North Korea is capable of launching medium-range nuclear missiles with a range of 1,250 miles that could strike Taiwan and parts of Russia ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Missile nucléaire pouvant être lancé ou opéré à une distance moyenne.

CONT

En réponse à l'installation d'un nombre élevé de fusées soviétiques SS-20 en Europe, l'OTAN lance une contre-offensive sous la forme d'un programme de «modernisation» des missiles nucléaires à moyenne portée et menace d'installer 572 missiles Cruise et Pershing II en Europe si l'on ne parvient pas à conclure un nouvel accord de limitation d'armements avec les Soviétiques.

Spanish

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