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HIGH AIR-BURST [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear airburst that occurs at such a height that it causes significant damage over a wide area to only non-blast resistant targets.

OBS

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

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Explosion nucléaire aérienne qui se produit à une hauteur telle qu'elle engendre des dégâts importants, dans une zone étendue, aux seuls objectifs non résistants au souffle.

OBS

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

Spanish

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