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MILITARY SPACE SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
CONT

... the non-weapon components of a space-based military system (e.g. navigation, communication and observation components) would not be prohibited, but only the "sharp end" of such systems.

CONT

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a military space system operated by the United States Air Force.

OBS

military space system: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • Space based military system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
CONT

[...] les éléments non destructifs d'un système militaire spatial (comme les composantes de navigation, de communications et d'observation) ne seraient pas interdits, l'interdiction s'appliquant uniquement à la partie destructive d'un tel système.

OBS

système spatial militaire : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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