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ARME LASER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lasers and Masers
- Advanced Technology Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- laser weapon
1, record 1, English, laser%20weapon
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LW 2, record 1, English, LW
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- laser 3, record 1, English, laser
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Laser weapons generate intense beams of light that can focus on a target a considerable distance away. 4, record 1, English, - laser%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A variety of antisatellite weapons could destroy, blind or jam enemy satellites. ... Lasers might work best, because by blinding rather than destroying satellites, they would not fill lower Earth orbits with debris that other spacecraft might run into. 5, record 1, English, - laser%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Essential elements of a laser weapon are the high-energy laser-producing system and the beam control system which aims the laser beam at the target and focuses the laser on it. 6, record 1, English, - laser%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
laser weapon; LW: designations standardized by NATO. 7, record 1, English, - laser%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Masers et lasers
- Armes de haute technicité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme laser
1, record 1, French, arme%20laser
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LW 2, record 1, French, LW
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laser 3, record 1, French, laser
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les applications militaires du laser à la neutralisation et à la destruction sont souvent évoquées sous la désignation «arme laser». 4, record 1, French, - arme%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En raison de leur orbite prévisible, les satellites seraient particulièrement exposés aux attaques par laser qui permettraient d'aveugler les capteurs, de saturer l'équipement électronique, d'entraîner des dégâts thermiques ou physiques, ou de surchauffer des composants particuliers (par exemple, la partie optique sensible de la charge utile ou les détecteurs d'attitude). 3, record 1, French, - arme%20laser
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme laser; LW : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - arme%20laser
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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