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BOMBE SOUS-MUNITIONS [1 record]

Record 1 2022-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
CONT

A cluster munition (or cluster bomb) is a container filled with small explosive bombs called sub-munitions. This container may be a shell, rocket, missile, or other device. Dropped from an aircraft or fired from the ground, it opens in the air and releases the sub-munitions.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
CONT

Une bombe à sous-munitions se présente comme un conteneur, rempli de mini-bombes explosives, appelées sous-munitions. Ce conteneur peut être un obus, une roquette, un missile […] Largué par avion ou par voie terrestre, il l'ouvre en vol et libère les sous-munitions.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bombas y granadas
CONT

Una bomba de racimo es aquella que en su interior contiene docenas de submuniciones que son expulsadas en su trayectoria [y caen] sobre una amplia superficie. Estas submuniciones deberían estallar al chocar contra el suelo, pero entre el 5% y el 30% de ellas no lo hacen.

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