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ABM DEFENCE SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-12

English

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

A system designed to destroy strategic ballistic missiles or their warheads before they reach their targets.

CONT

To develop a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system with comprehensive defensive coverage against attacks, a system characterized by both ground-based and space-based elements.

OBS

ballistic missile defence system; anti-ballistic missile defence system: terms and definition extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • antiballistic missile defense system
  • antiballistic missile defence system
  • ABM defence system
  • anti-ballistic missile defense system
  • ABM defense system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Missiles et roquettes
OBS

système de défense antimissile balistique; système de défense ABM : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Key term(s)
  • système de défense antimissiles balistiques

Spanish

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