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ARME DESTRUCTION MASSIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A weapon, or weapon system, employing chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear substances, that is able to cause widespread devastation and loss of life.

OBS

weapon of mass destruction; WMD: designations standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

OBS

weapon of mass destruction; WMD: designations and definition standardized by NATO; designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

weapon of mass destruction; WMD: designations extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Arme ou système d'arme utilisant des substances chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques ou nucléaires et pouvant provoquer des dégâts et des pertes humaines à grande échelle.

OBS

arme de destruction massive; ADM : désignations normalisées par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

OBS

arme de destruction massive; ADM : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN; désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

arme de destruction massive : désignation tirée 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
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