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NUCLEAR-LAUNCH CODE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Missiles and Rockets

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Missiles et roquettes
DEF

Code informatique permettant à l'autorité suprême d'un pays possédant l'arme atomique d'activer ces armes et de déclencher un tir prédéterminé sur des cibles d'un état hostile.

OBS

[Le code de tir nucléaire est utilisé] notamment lors d'un conflit armé qui devient trop destructeur par les voies conventionnelles.

Spanish

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