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MILITARY CAPACITY [13 records]

Record 1 2025-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
CONT

[The country] will continue to strengthen its own military industrial capacity. This approach will boost [its] economic growth and strengthen [its] economy by sourcing from [its] suppliers, where doing so procures the capabilities [the] military needs on time and on budget.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
CONT

The salient features of hard security are : it responds to security threats that are primarily external, inter-state security ones; it involves a substantial ability either to respond with a credible threat or the actual use of military force; the response capacity is structured geographically; and, the concept of security involved is depth-based.

French

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

Sécurité au sens classique des dangers militaires et des tensions entre États.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Combined Forces (Military)
CONT

In recognition of the fact that the security threat posed by AQIM [Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb] in the Sahel is beyond the capacity of individual states to handle, joint counterterrorism efforts were initiated by the affected Sahel states. For instance, the leaders of Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Mauritania agreed... to work in the setting up of a joint command centre for security, intelligence sharing, and military coordination...

OBS

joint command centre; JCC: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • joint command center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Interarmées
OBS

centre de commandement interarmées; CCI : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
CONT

The key features of soft security... are : it responds to primarily internal or trans-border threats that are not characterized as constitutive elements of inter-state relations; the main method in ensuring soft security is not the use of military force but the efficient internal management of society with a pronounced conflict-preventive dimension; the response capacity regarding security threats is not geographic but policy-priority based; the concept of security involved here is width-based.

French

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

Notion s'appliquant aux menaces de type non militaire, d'ordre économique, politique au sens large, écologique et technologique ou à des risques aussi divers que les flux de réfugiés, le traitement des minorités ou les trafics mafieux.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Administration
DEF

In military administration, to make active by official order a previously established military organization so that it can function in its assigned capacity.

OBS

activate: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration militaire
DEF

En administration militaire, mettre en activité, par un ordre officiel, un organisme militaire constitué préalablement afin de lui permettre d'exercer les fonctions pour lesquelles il a été créé.

OBS

activer : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración militar
DEF

Poner en servicio activo, por orden oficial, un puesto, unidad, campamento, base o actividad en una playa, que han sido constituidos previamente y designados por un nombre, un número, o por ambos, de forma que estén dispuestos para llevar a cabo las funciones para las que fueron creados.

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Record 6 2013-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Intelligence (Military)
OBS

Mission : To operate and maintain signals intelligence collection and geolocation facilities in support of the national cryptologic programme and military operations; to operate and maintain radio frequency direction finding facilities in support of search and rescue and other programs; to maintain a capacity for the timely deployment of SIGINT forces and capabilities, in support of CF operational requirements.

OBS

Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence Operations Centre; Canadian Forces SIGINT Operations Centre; CFSOC: titles and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Forces SIGINT Operations Center
  • Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence Operations Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
OBS

Mission : Exploitation et maintien de la capacité opérationnelle des installations de collecte de renseignements électroniques et de géolocalisation, et soutien du programme national de cryptologie et des opérations militaires; exploitation et maintien de la capacité opérationnelle des installations de radionavigation (RDF) pour le soutien des activités de recherche et de sauvetage et d'autres programmes; maintien d'une capacité de déploiement rapide des fonctions SIGINT permettant de répondre aux besoins opérationnels des FC.

OBS

Centre d'opérations du renseignement sur les transmissions des Forces canadiennes; Centre des opérations SIGINT des Forces canadiennes; COSFC : titres et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Relations
DEF

The ability to combine hard and soft power into a winning strategy.

CONT

... smart power involves the strategic use of diplomacy, persuasion, capacity building, and the projection of power and influence in ways that are cost-effective and have political and social legitimacy – essentially the engagement of both military force and all forms of diplomacy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relations internationales
CONT

Outre que l’expression ppouvoir intelligent (Smart Power) à de quoi faire sourire lorsque l’on pense qu’elle qualifie le contraire de la politique bushienne actuelle, elle doit être interprétée comme une synthèse entre le Hard Power classique (c’est-à-dire « la carotte et le bâton ») et le Soft Power (c’est-à-dire l’attractivité du modèle US) [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
DEF

An inhabitant of a belligerent state who takes no part in war.

DEF

A person connected with a military force in some capacity other than that of a fighter, as a surgeon, a chaplain.

OBS

There is no agreement among writers as to whether those individuals who accompany and assist the troops in the capacity of couriers, doctors, chaplains, operators of transport and supply services, contractors, etc. are combatants or non-combatants. Art. 3 of the Hague Regulations respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land provides: "The armed forces of the belligerents may consist of combatants and non-combatants. In capture by the enemy, both have a right to be treated as prisoners of war".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Au sens strict, désigne quiconque ne fait pas partie des forces armées de l'État belligérant, et qui à ce titre doit échapper tant à l'attaque de la part de l'ennemi qu'au traitement de prisonnier de guerre et n'est pas qualifié, selon le droit des gens, pour commettre des actes d'hostilité.

OBS

[...] le terme s'applique parfois aussi aux membres de l'armée qui n'ont pas pour mission de participer directement aux opérations de guerre (unités médicales, logistiques, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
OBS

On April 27, 2004, Canada's new National Security Policy was unveiled. The Policy announced that there would be an allocation of funds from the International Assistance Envelope to create a Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building(CTCB) Program to be administered by Foreign Affairs Canada. The Program will be managed interdepartmentally to ensure a whole-of-government approach to this assistance. This Program will enable Canada to share our expertise in areas such as border security; transportation security; anti-terrorism financing; legislative drafting, legal policy and human rights and counter-terrorism training; law enforcement, security, military and intelligence training; CBRE terrorism response; and cyber-security and critical infrastructure protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
OBS

La création du Programme d'aide au renforcement des capacités anti-terroristes (PARCA), géré par Affaires étrangères Canada, a été annoncée dans la Politique de sécurité nationale intitulée, Protéger une société ouverte, le 27 avril 2004. La création du Programme témoigne du fait qu'en aidant d'autres pays à lutter contre le terrorisme, nous renforçons fondamentalement la sécurité des Canadiens, en augmentant la probabilité que des terroristes seront empêchés d'atteindre le Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
  • Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
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Record 10 2006-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Decorations
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army of the United States after 6 December 1941, distinguished himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight, in connection with military operations against an armed enemy; or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décorations militaires
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
OBS

La Bronze Star Medal (Médaille de l'étoile de bronze) est une décoration des armées des États-Unis. Elle est la quatrième plus haute distinction pour bravoure, héroisme et mérite. La médaille est attribuée à toute personne qui, participant dans ou avec l'armée des États-Unis après le 6 décembre 1941, s'est distingué(e) par des actions héroïques.

Key term(s)
  • Médaille de l'étoile de bronze

Spanish

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Record 11 2005-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Laws and Regulations (Non-Canadian)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
OBS

The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States Federal Law passed in 1878 after the end of Reconstruction. The Act was intended to prohibit Federal troops from supervising elections in former Confederate states. It generally prohibits Federal military personnel and units of the United States National Guard under Federal authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements nationaux non canadiens
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
OBS

Le Posse Comitatus Act, qui remonte à 1878, interdit à l'armée de procéder à des arrestations, de faire des recherches ou tout autre activité qui relève de la police sur le sol américain.

Spanish

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Record 12 2001-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
  • Military Transportation
CONT

The system of classifying all major railroad lines according to their capacity, introduced at the beginning of the war, and the method applied in processing military rail movements both proved efficient during this emergency.

Key term(s)
  • military rail movements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par rail
  • Transport militaire
Key term(s)
  • déplacements militaires par voie ferrée

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Cartridge case design having a raised band ahead of the extractor groove. A design generally used on large capacity magnum type cartridges and which serves to reinforce the head of the case. To date, its only military application is with cannon ammunition, e. g. 20 x 113 mm B ADEN. See also "metric cartridge designation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Type de douille ayant une nervure devant la gorge d'extraction. Cette configuration est utilisée d'habitude sur les cartouches surpuissantes de type magnum et a pour but de renforcer le culot de la douille. Présentement, sa seule application militaire est avec les munitions de canons, e.g. 20 x 113 mm B ADEN. Voir aussi «appellation métrique des cartouches».

OBS

douille ceinturée : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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