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ARME KILOTONNIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of thousands of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents, producing yields from 1 to 999 kilotons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Arme nucléaire, dont la puissance est mesurée en milliers de tonnes d'équivalents TNT [trinitrotoluène], et va de 1 à 999 kilotonnes.

OBS

arme kilotonnique : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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

Arma nuclear cuya potencia se mide en términos de miles de toneladas de TNT equivalentes, en un rango que abarca desde 1 a 999 kilotones.

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