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Record 1 2025-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

The activities intended to detect and report potential or developing threats or hazards.

OBS

indications and warning; I&W; I and W : designations and definition officially approved by the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

indications and warning; I&W; I and W : designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
DEF

Activités visant à détecter et signaler les menaces ou dangers potentiels ou en développement.

OBS

indices et critères d'alerte; I & W : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense.

OBS

indices et critères d'alerte : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Military Strategy
DEF

Intelligence required for the formulation of policy, military planning and the provision of indications and warning, at the national and/or international levels.

OBS

strategic intelligence: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Stratégie militaire
DEF

Aux niveaux national ou international, renseignement nécessaire à la formulation de la politique, à la planification militaire et à la fourniture d'indices et d'indicateurs d'alerte.

OBS

renseignement stratégique : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN; terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia (militar)
  • Estrategia militar
DEF

Inteligencia que se requiere para la formulación de la política y planes militares a niveles nacional e internacional.

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Record 3 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Intelligence (Military)
OBS

In the military it is intelligence that requires the immediate attention of the commander. It includes, but is not limited to :(a) strong indications of the imminent outbreak of hostilities of any type(warning of attack) ;(b) aggression of any nature against a friendly country;(c) indications or use of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons(targets) ;and(d) significant events within potential enemy countries that may lead to modifications of nuclear strike plans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Renseignement (Militaire)

Spanish

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