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GUERRE BIOLOGIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biological warfare
1, record 1, English, biological%20warfare
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BW 2, record 1, English, BW
correct, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- biowarfare 3, record 1, English, biowarfare
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] employment of biological agents to produce casualties in man or animals and damage to plants or materiel. 4, record 1, English, - biological%20warfare
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
biological warfare; BW: designations standardized by NATO and officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 1, English, - biological%20warfare
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bio-warfare
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guerre biologique
1, record 1, French, guerre%20biologique
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GB 2, record 1, French, GB
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- BW 3, record 1, French, BW
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Utilisation d'agents biologiques pour entraîner des pertes humaines ou animales et pour endommager les plantes ou le matériel. 4, record 1, French, - guerre%20biologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guerre biologique; GB : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 5, record 1, French, - guerre%20biologique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guerre biologique; BW : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN. 5, record 1, French, - guerre%20biologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- guerra biológica
1, record 1, Spanish, guerra%20biol%C3%B3gica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- guerra bacteriológica 2, record 1, Spanish, guerra%20bacteriol%C3%B3gica
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- guerra microbiana 2, record 1, Spanish, guerra%20microbiana
see observation, feminine noun, less frequent
- guerra bacteriana 3, record 1, Spanish, guerra%20bacteriana
see observation, feminine noun, less frequent
- operación biológica 4, record 1, Spanish, operaci%C3%B3n%20biol%C3%B3gica
feminine noun, NATO
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Empleo de agentes biológicos para producir bajas entre los seres humanos o los animales y para dañar las plantas o materiales. 4, record 1, Spanish, - guerra%20biol%C3%B3gica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guerra bacteriológica; guerra microbiana; guerra bacteriana: Aunque estos términos no son sinónimos semánticos de "guerra biológica", comúnmente se utilizan como si lo fueran. 5, record 1, Spanish, - guerra%20biol%C3%B3gica
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