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ARMA ATOMICA [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A complete assembly (i.e. implosion type, gun type, or thermonuclear type), in its intended ultimate configuration which, upon completion of the prescribed arming, fusing and firing sequence, is capable of producing the intended nuclear reaction and release of energy.

CONT

The electromagnetic pulse generated by the detonation of a single nuclear weapon at high altitudes can be a threat to military systems located as much as a thousand miles away.

OBS

arm: A weapon for use in war (usually "arms").

OBS

nuclear weapon; atomic weapon: terms and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Munition (c'est-à-dire type à implosion, thermonucléaire ou canon) qui dans sa configuration finale, après accomplissement de la séquence armement-allumage-explosion, est capable de produire la réaction nucléaire et la libération d'énergie désirées.

CONT

L'emploi d'armes nucléaires dans l'espace serait détecté par des satellites d'alerte avancée qui remarqueraient le lancement du missile et par des capteurs de rayonnement dans l'espace, ne laissant aucun doute sur l'identité de l'agresseur.

OBS

arme nucléaire; arme atomique : termes et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

arme nucléaire; arme nuc : terme, forme abrégée et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

arme nucléaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
DEF

Bombas, granadas, proyectiles dirigidos o similares, en los que el principio activo consiste en un material radiactivo nuclear escindible.

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Record 2 2003-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

Neutron weapons are designed for the destruction of living organisms; they are not designed for the destruction of building and technical facilities.

CONT

Neutron weapons are miniature thermonuclear weapons with a calibre of about 1 kt [kiloton] (at most up to 15 kt), where a fissioning initiator triggers the thermonuclear synthesis of tritium and deuterium. In the course of this synthesis, as much as 80% of energy is released in the form of immediate penetrating neutron radiation with high energy. Thus, the neutron weapon is referred to as a weapon with amplified radiation.

OBS

enhanced radiation weapon; ERW: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • reinforced radiation effect weapon
  • reinforced neutron radiation weapon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

L'arme à neutrons, dite aussi à rayonnement renforcé, est tout à fait particulière en ce que, théoriquement, elle ne produit que des effets mortels pour les humains, sans entraîner de dommages aux matériels.

OBS

arme neutronique : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
CONT

Sam Cohen teorizó que si a una bomba de hidrógeno se le quitaba la carcasa de uranio, ésta emitiría una gran cantidad de neutrones, que podrían viajar grandes distancias, atravesar estructuras blindadas y matar o incapacitar a quienes estuvieran dentro de ellas. Además, como la radiación remanente se produce principalmente por la fisión nuclear, dijo que dado que sólo quedaría una pequeña masa fisionable en el núcleo de la bomba, los residuos serían sólo de una fracción que el de una bomba atómica convencional, pero mucho más letal. Así nació el Arma de Radiación Potenciada(Enhanced Radiation Weapon) [...]

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