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CONVENTIONAL WEAPON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- conventional weapon
1, record 1, English, conventional%20weapon
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A weapon that is neither chemical, biological, radiological nor nuclear. 2, record 1, English, - conventional%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Conventional weapon refers] to devices capable of killing, incapacitating or injuring a military target mainly through, though not exclusively, high-explosives, fuel-air explosives, kinetic energy, or incendiaries. 3, record 1, English, - conventional%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
conventional weapon: designation and definition standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - conventional%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
conventional weapon: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - conventional%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme classique
1, record 1, French, arme%20classique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arme conventionnelle 2, record 1, French, arme%20conventionnelle
see observation, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme qui n'est ni nucléaire, ni radiologique, ni biologique, ni chimique. 3, record 1, French, - arme%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme conventionnelle : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - arme%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arme classique; arme conventionnelle : désignations tirées du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 4, record 1, French, - arme%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Bien que le terme «arme conventionnelle» soit privilégié dans les documents de l'OTAN, il est à noter qu'il est considéré comme un anglicisme dans les dictionnaires de langues générales et par l'Organisation des nations unies (ONU) qui recommande l'emploi d'«arme classique». 4, record 1, French, - arme%20classique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistemas de armas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arma convencional
1, record 1, Spanish, arma%20convencional
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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