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NUCLEAR SUBSURFACE BURST [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Atomic Physics
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A subsurface nuclear burst where the fireball breaks the earth's surface and consequently produces fallout.

OBS

shallow subsurface nuclear burst; shallow subsurface burst : designations and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • shallow sub-surface nuclear burst
  • shallow sub-surface burst

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Physique atomique
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Explosion nucléaire souterraine dont la boule de feu rompt la surface terrestre et s'accompagne de retombées radioactives.

OBS

explosion nucléaire souterraine peu profonde : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Atomic Physics
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear burst where the point of burst is below the earth’s surface.

OBS

A subsurface nuclear burst can occur underground or underwater.

OBS

subsurface nuclear burst; subsurface burst : designations and definition standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • sub-surface nuclear burst
  • sub-surface burst

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Physique atomique
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Explosion nucléaire dont le centre de détonation est situé au-dessous de la surface terrestre.

OBS

Une explosion nucléaire souterraine peut se produire sous la terre ou sous l'eau.

OBS

explosion nucléaire souterraine : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A cloud that rolls out from the bottom of the column produced by a subsurface burst of a nuclear weapon.

OBS

For underwater bursts the surge is, in effect, a cloud of liquid droplets which has the property of flowing almost as if it were a homogeneous fluid.

OBS

For subsurface land bursts the surge is made up of small solid particles but still behaves like a fluid.

OBS

base surge: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Nuage qui se dégage du bas de la colonne produite par l'explosion d'une arme nucléaire sous la surface du sol ou de l'eau.

OBS

Dans les explosions sousmarines, le nuage de base est, en fait un nuage de gouttelettes liquides qui a la propriété de se déplacer comme un fluide homogène.

OBS

Pour les explosions souterraines, le nuage de base est constitué de petites particules solides, mais se comporte comme un fluide.

OBS

nuage de base : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Nube que emana desde el fondo de la columna producida por la explosión subterránea de un arma nuclear.

OBS

En las explosiones subacuáticas la onda es, en realidad, una nube de diminutas gotas de agua que tiene la propiedad de deslizarse casi como si fuera un fluido homogéneo. En las explosiones subterráneas, la nube está compuesta por pequeñas partículas sólidas, pero también se comporta como un fluido.

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