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NUCLEAR GROUND GROUND MISSILE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aeroindustry
- Weapon Systems (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- F3 standard
1, record 1, English, F3%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
F3 standard Rafales are capable of undertaking many different mission roles with a range of equipment : air defence/superiority missions... precision ground attacks... anti-shipping using the AM39 Exocet sea-skimming missile, reconnaissance via a combination of onboard and external pod-based sensor equipment, and nuclear deterrence operations when armed with ASMP-A [improved medium-range air to surface] missiles. 1, record 1, English, - F3%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Constructions aéronautiques
- Systèmes d'armes (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- standard F3
1, record 1, French, standard%20F3
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le standard F3 apporte les capacités d'attaque anti-navire (avec le missile AM39) et de reconnaissance aérienne [...] ainsi que de dissuasion nucléaire (avec le missile ASMPA [air-sol moyenne portée améliorée]). 2, record 1, French, - standard%20F3
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
- Military Strategy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Strategic Defense Initiative
1, record 2, English, Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SDI 1, record 2, English, SDI
correct, United States
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Star Wars 1, record 2, English, Star%20Wars
correct, United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Strategic Defense Initiative(SDI) was a proposal by U. S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use groundand space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction(MAD). Though it was never fully developed or deployed, the research and technologies of SDI paved the way for some anti-ballistic missile system of today. The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization(SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative. It gained the popular name Star Wars after the 1977 film by George Lucas. Under the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993, its name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization(DMDO) and its emphasis was shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense; from global to regional coverage. BMDO was renamed to the Missile Defense Agency in 2002. 1, record 2, English, - Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
- Stratégie militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Initiative de défense stratégique
1, record 2, French, Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- IDS 1, record 2, French, IDS
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Guerre des étoiles 1, record 2, French, Guerre%20des%20%C3%A9toiles
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Initiative de défense stratégique (IDS), dite aussi «Guerre des étoiles», est un projet lancé le 23 mars 1983 par le président Ronald Reagan durant la guerre froide compte tenu d'une part de la poussée soviétique depuis la moitié des années 1970 et de la volonté des États-Unis à vouloir rester inviolables et invincibles sur leur sol et dans leurs zones protégées. «Pour contrer l'horrible menace des missiles soviétiques [...] un programme ambitieux est mis à l'étude pour protéger les États-Unis par un bouclier spatial, identifiant et anéantissant tout missile venu de la haute atmosphère». 1, record 2, French, - Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas nacionales no canadienses
- Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
- Estrategia militar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica
1, record 2, Spanish, Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- Guerra de la Galaxias 1, record 2, Spanish, Guerra%20de%20la%20Galaxias
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica [SDI, por su sigla en inglés], comúnmente conocida como Guerra de las Galaxias (Star Wars) por la popular película de ciencia ficción de su tiempo, fue un sistema propuesto por el presidente estadounidense Ronald Reagan el 23 de marzo de 1983 para utilizar sistemas basados en tierra y en el espacio a fin de defender los Estados Unidos contra un ataque nuclear con misiles balísticos intercontinentales. La iniciativa estaba enfocada más hacia la defensa estratégica que hacia una política ofensiva como la anterior teoría de la Destrucción Mutua Asegurada o MAD. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ground-launched nuclear missile 1, record 3, English, ground%2Dlaunched%20nuclear%20missile
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- groundlaunched nuclear missile
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- missile nucléaire tiré du sol
1, record 3, French, missile%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20tir%C3%A9%20du%20sol
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-01-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
- Missiles and Rockets
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nuclear ground-to-ground missile
1, record 4, English, nuclear%20ground%2Dto%2Dground%20missile
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- nuclear ground to ground missile
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
- Missiles et roquettes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- missile nucléaire sol-sol
1, record 4, French, missile%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20sol%2Dsol
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
- Misiles y cohetes
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- misil nuclear tierra-tierra
1, record 4, Spanish, misil%20nuclear%20tierra%2Dtierra
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- mísil nuclear tierra-tierra 2, record 4, Spanish, m%C3%ADsil%20nuclear%20tierra%2Dtierra
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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