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ARME BINAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- binary chemical weapon
1, record 1, English, binary%20chemical%20weapon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- binary weapon 2, record 1, English, binary%20weapon
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In chemical warfare, a weapon consisting of two substances that in isolation are harmless but when mixed together form a poisonous nerve gas. 3, record 1, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
They are loaded into the delivery system separately and combine after launch. 3, record 1, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
binary chemical weapon: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - binary%20chemical%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme chimique binaire
1, record 1, French, arme%20chimique%20binaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arme binaire 2, record 1, French, arme%20binaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme chargée d'une ou deux substances relativement peu nocives et facilement transportables jusqu'au champ de bataille où il est procédé au chargement d'un second compartiment juste avant usage. 3, record 1, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gouvernement demande 30 millions de dollars au titre de l'exercice 1983 pour fabriquer des armes chimiques binaires (composées de deux substances inoffensives par elles-mêmes, mais qui forment un gaz mortel lorsqu'elles se mélangent). 4, record 1, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Moyens de lancement : lance-roquettes, missiles de croisière, fusées Pershing, obus d'artillerie. 3, record 1, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
arme chimique binaire : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 1, French, - arme%20chimique%20binaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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