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ARME NUCLEAIRE TYPE CANON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gun-type weapon
1, record 1, English, gun%2Dtype%20weapon
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device in which two or more pieces of fissionable material, each less than a critical mass, are brought together very rapidly so as to form a supercritical mass which can explode as the result of a rapidly expanding fission chain. 1, record 1, English, - gun%2Dtype%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gun-type weapon: term and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - gun%2Dtype%20weapon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gun type weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme nucléaire type canon
1, record 1, French, arme%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20type%20canon
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme nucléaire dans laquelle plusieurs éléments de matière fissile, dont chacun est inférieur à la masse critique, sont rassemblés en un temps extrêmement court de manière à former une masse critique qui peut alors exploser par l'établissement d'une chaîne de réactions de fission rapidement divergente. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20type%20canon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme nucléaire type canon : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - arme%20nucl%C3%A9aire%20type%20canon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pieza nuclear
1, record 1, Spanish, pieza%20nuclear
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Un dispositivo en el que dos o más partes de material fisionable, cada una de ellas inferior a la masa crítica se unen de manera extremadamente rápida para formar un conjunto supercrítico que puede hacer explosión como resultado de la multiplicación de la cadena de fisión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pieza%20nuclear
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