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HARASSING AGENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- harassing agent
1, record 1, English, harassing%20agent
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical substance, with a low probability of lethality, used by the Canadian Forces to temporarily incapacitate and deter dissident activity without using lethal force. 2, record 1, English, - harassing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is] also used by the Canadian Forces as a training aid to ensure that troops carry out proper NBC [nuclear, biological and chemical] protective drills. 2, record 1, English, - harassing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In the Canadian Forces, this concept is considered obsolete. 3, record 1, English, - harassing%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent irritant
1, record 1, French, agent%20irritant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agent toxique irritant 2, record 1, French, agent%20toxique%20irritant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance chimique à faible probabilité létale utilisée par les Forces canadiennes pour provisoirement annihiler l'ennemi et le dissuader de toute action sans recourir à la force pouvant entraîner la mort. 1, record 1, French, - agent%20irritant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les agents irritants sont également utilisés] par les Forces canadiennes comme moyen didactique pour s'assurer que les sections effectuent correctement les exercices NBC [nucléaires, biologiques et chimiques]. 1, record 1, French, - agent%20irritant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans les Forces canadiennes, cette notion est considérée comme désuète. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20irritant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
agent irritant : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions. 3, record 1, French, - agent%20irritant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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