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ALL OUT WAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total war
1, record 1, English, total%20war
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- all-out war 2, record 1, English, all%2Dout%20war
correct
- full-scale war 3, record 1, English, full%2Dscale%20war
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A war which is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combattants involved, or the objectives pursued. 1, record 1, English, - total%20war
Record 1, Key term(s)
- all out war
- full scale war
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guerre totale
1, record 1, French, guerre%20totale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une guerre totale vise la défaite complète de l'adversaire. 2, record 1, French, - guerre%20totale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-12-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Operations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- all-out nuclear war
1, record 2, English, all%2Dout%20nuclear%20war
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The end of the Cold War saw significant progress in beginning to reduce nuclear arsenals under the bilateral US-Russia START process and near-universal political commitment ... to the continued reduction and eventual elimination of nuclear weapons. With the end of the danger of all-out nuclear war, public and political attention understandably turned to other issues. The past several years have therefore seen progress stall ... 1, record 2, English, - all%2Dout%20nuclear%20war
Record 2, Key term(s)
- all out nuclear war
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- guerre nucléaire totale
1, record 2, French, guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20totale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la fin de la guerre froide, d'importants progrès ont été accomplis au titre de la réduction des arsenaux nucléaires, dans le contexte du traité bilatéral START entre les États-Unis et la Russie et à la suite de l'engagement politique quasi universel [...] de poursuivre la réduction et, finalement, l'élimination des armes nucléaires. Le danger d'une guerre nucléaire totale s'étant dissipé, l'attention du public et des gouvernements s'est portée ailleurs. C'est ainsi que ces dernières années, on a constaté un ralentissement des progrès [...] 1, record 2, French, - guerre%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20totale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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