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DESTRUCTION ASSUREE [3 records]

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Record 1 2020-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Operations
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

[The] mutual deterrence between countries possessing nuclear weapons, based on the capacity of each to inflict major damage on the other in response to a first strike.

OBS

mutual assured destruction; MAD: designations extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

OBS

mutual assured destruction; MAD: designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations CBRNE
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Concept de dissuasion réciproque reposant sur la capacité de s’infliger des dommages intolérables après avoir survécu à une première attaque nucléaire.

OBS

destruction mutuelle assurée; MAD : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN et uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
DEF

Hydrolysis of proteins into amino acids. It is catalyzed by a number of different types of enzymes known as proteases or proteolytic enzymes. These include both endopeptidases (e.g., renin) and exopeptidases (e.g., trypsin and chymotrypsin), as well as cathepsins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Destruction des protéines en leurs éléments constitutifs, qui est assurée dans la cellule vivante par des enzymes dites protéolytiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias biológicas
  • Biotecnología
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Record 3 1981-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Finance
OBS

The fourth and last stage of the life cycle management and involves the disposal of surplus, obsolete or unserviceable assets by sale, trade-in or destruction, usually through Crown Assets Disposal Corporation.

OBS

Term(s) officialized by the Department of National Defence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Finances
OBS

Quatrième et dernière étape de la gestion du cycle de vie qui signifie la disposition des biens excédentaires, désuets ou inutilisables, par vente, reprise ou destruction. En règle générale, cette fonction est assurée par la Corporation de disposition des biens de la Couronne.

Spanish

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