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NW [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Occupational Codes - Non-commissionned Members
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) Level I
1, record 1, English, Magnetic%20Particle%20Testing%20%28MT%29%20Level%20I
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NW: occupational specialty qualification code for non-commissioned members. 2, record 1, English, - Magnetic%20Particle%20Testing%20%28MT%29%20Level%20I
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Title and code of occupational specialty qualification officially approved by the Department of National Defence. 2, record 1, English, - Magnetic%20Particle%20Testing%20%28MT%29%20Level%20I
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Groupes professionnels militaires pour les militaires du rang
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Contrôle magnétoscopique - Niveau I
1, record 1, French, Contr%C3%B4le%20magn%C3%A9toscopique%20%2D%20Niveau%20I
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NW : code de qualification de spécialiste pour les militaires du rang. 2, record 1, French, - Contr%C3%B4le%20magn%C3%A9toscopique%20%2D%20Niveau%20I
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Titre et code de qualification de spécialiste officialisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale. 2, record 1, French, - Contr%C3%B4le%20magn%C3%A9toscopique%20%2D%20Niveau%20I
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les titres et codes de qualification de spécialistes en anglais et en français figureront dans la version mise à jour de la CFP-A-PD-123-001. 2, record 1, French, - Contr%C3%B4le%20magn%C3%A9toscopique%20%2D%20Niveau%20I
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Mobile Unit NBC Supervisor
1, record 2, English, Mobile%20Unit%20NBC%20Supervisor
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NW: trade speciality qualification code. 1, record 2, English, - Mobile%20Unit%20NBC%20Supervisor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term(s) officialized by the Department of National Defence 2, record 2, English, - Mobile%20Unit%20NBC%20Supervisor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Code dFVERFAQ 2, record 2, English, - Mobile%20Unit%20NBC%20Supervisor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Unité mobile NBC - Superviseur
1, record 2, French, Unit%C3%A9%20mobile%20NBC%20%2D%20Superviseur
officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
NW : code de qualification de spécialiste (Métiers). 1, record 2, French, - Unit%C3%A9%20mobile%20NBC%20%2D%20Superviseur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-07-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nuclear warfare
1, record 3, English, nuclear%20warfare
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- NUCW 2, record 3, English, NUCW
correct, officially approved
- NW 3, record 3, English, NW
correct, NATO
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- atomic warfare 4, record 3, English, atomic%20warfare
correct, obsolete
- nuclear war 5, record 3, English, nuclear%20war
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Warfare involving the employment of nuclear weapons. 6, record 3, English, - nuclear%20warfare
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nuclear warfare: term and definition standardized by NATO. 7, record 3, English, - nuclear%20warfare
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nuclear warfare; NUCW: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 7, record 3, English, - nuclear%20warfare
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- guerre nucléaire
1, record 3, French, guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- GNUC 2, record 3, French, GNUC
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- NW 3, record 3, French, NW
correct, feminine noun, NATO
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- guerre atomique 4, record 3, French, guerre%20atomique
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Guerre impliquant l'emploi des armes nucléaires. 5, record 3, French, - guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guerre nucléaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 6, record 3, French, - guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guerre nucléaire; GNUC : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 6, record 3, French, - guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones QBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- guerra nuclear
1, record 3, Spanish, guerra%20nuclear
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Guerra en la que se emplean armas nucleares. 1, record 3, Spanish, - guerra%20nuclear
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