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BATTLE STATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship's Organization (Military)
  • Sea Operations (Military)
OBS

An order.

OBS

action station: This term must be written in capital letters in Canadian Forces documents.

OBS

battle station: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation du navire (Militaire)
  • Opérations en mer (Militaire)
OBS

Un commandement.

OBS

poste de combat : Ce terme doit être écrit en majuscules dans les documents des Forces canadiennes.

OBS

poste de combat : désignation tirée du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

OBS

poste de combat : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

The recommended feasibility demonstration ... is a necessary first step to obtain the data required for an integrated system of space-based laser battle stations with the capability to defend the country against a Soviet ballistic missile attack. The GAO [General Accounting Office] wants Congress to increase funding to accelerate development and asks for a laser program with milestones to achieve the demonstration objective.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Les meilleurs estimations indiquent que le coût d'une seule «station de bataille-laser» serait dix fois plus grand que tout autre système moderne de haute technologie [...] Il n'y a actuellement aucun plan sérieux pour une station spatiale émettrice du rayon de la mort. (Pour la Science, no 74, décembre 1983, p. 24).

Spanish

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