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NUCLEAR WEAPON MANOEUVRE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Exercises
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

An operation not directly related to immediate operational readiness. It may consist of all those operations listed for a nuclear weapon exercise and is extended to include fly-away in combat aircraft, but does not include expenditure of the weapon. Typical manoeuvres include nuclear operational readiness manoeuvres and tactical air operations.

OBS

nuclear weapon manoeuvre: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exercices militaires
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Opération qui n'entre pas dans les dispositions relatives à la situation paré à combattre. Elle peut comprendre toutes les opérations énumérées pour un exercice de préparation d'armes nucléaires et inclut en outre le décollage de l'avion porteur sans qu'il y ait toutefois utilisation de l'arme. Les exercices types comprennent des exercices d'alerte opérationnelle nucléaire et des exercices tactiques aériens.

OBS

exercice d'emploi d'une arme nucléaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ejercicios militares
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Operaciones que no están relacionadas con la disponibilidad inmediata del arma y que pueden consistir en realizar todas las operaciones relativas a los ejercicios con armas nucleares, ampliados en el vuelo dentro de un avión de combate, pero nunca en su lanzamiento. Las maniobras típicas incluyen maniobras de disponibilidad operativa nuclear y operaciones aéres tácticas.

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