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GENERAL ALERT [4 records]

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Record 1 2021-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
  • National and International Security
  • Emergency Management
OBS

The fourth stage of the NATO alert system.

OBS

general alert; GA : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Gestion des urgences
OBS

Quatrième stade du système d'alerte de l'OTAN.

OBS

alerte générale; AG : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
DEF

The Alert System used by NATO and composed of the four following stages of alert : a. military vigilance, b. simple alert, c. reinforced alert, and d. general alert.

OBS

Term officially recognized by the Emergency Preparedness Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
DEF

Système d'alerte utilisé par l'OTAN et composé des quatre stades suivants : a. vigilance militaire, b. alerte simple, c. alerte renforcée, d. alerte générale.

OBS

système d'alerte de l'OTAN : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

Terme adopté par le comité d'uniformisation de la protection civile.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Space Control
CONT

As a matter of policy, NORAD does not address alert levels. In general, we use a flexible alert posture governed by threat assessments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle de l'espace aérien
CONT

C'est une politique du NORAD de ne pas aborder le sujet des états d'alerte. En général, nous visons à maintenir un état d'alerte flexible régi par les évaluations des menaces.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

Point detection refers to testing a sample that has been taken directly from the environment suspected of harboring the target agent. Needs in this regard include not only investigation of suspected sources of contamination but also monitoring the air/water systems in buildings for general pathogen contamination or contamination by specific biological agents. In point detection as in stand-off detection, many situations will demand neither exceptional sensitivity nor exceptional specificity. Assessment of the total microbial content may be sufficient to determine contamination and alert personnel to danger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Opérations CBRNE

Spanish

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