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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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There are two broad types of particle-beam weapons: the charged-particle beam weapon and the neutral-particle beam weapon. The charged-particle variety would be developed for use within the atmosphere (endoatmospheric) and has a set of technological characteristics that are entirely different from the neutral particle beam weapon that would be used in space (exoatmospheric).  3, record 1, English, - neutral%20particle%20beam%20weapon

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

There are two broad types of particle-beam weapons: the charged-particle beam weapon and the neutral-particle beam weapon. The charged-particle variety would be developed for use within the atmosphere (endoatmospheric) and has a set of technological characteristics that are entirely different from the neutral-particle beam weapon that would be used in space (exoatmospheric).  3, record 2, English, - charged%20particle%20beam%20weapon

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The [charged particle beams (CPBs)] may consist of either electrons or protons which are brought up to near the velocity of light by more or less standard accelerator techniques.  4, record 2, English, - charged%20particle%20beam%20weapon

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charged particle beam weapon; CPBW: designations standardized by NATO.  5, record 2, English, - charged%20particle%20beam%20weapon

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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arme à faisceau de particules chargées; CPBW : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.  3, record 2, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20de%20particules%20charg%C3%A9es

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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A system which produces a high energy, small diameter beam of either neutral atoms or charged ions to disable the target.  4, record 3, English, - particle%20beam%20weapon

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The characteristic that distinguishes the particle-beam weapon from other directed energy weapons is the form of energy it propagates. While there are several operating concepts for particle-beam weapons, all such devices generate their destructive power by accelerating sufficient quantities of subatomic particles or atoms to velocities near the speed of light and focusing these particles into a very high-energy beam. The total energy within the beam is the aggregate energy of the rapidly moving particles, each particle having kinetic energy due to its own mass and motion.  5, record 3, English, - particle%20beam%20weapon

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particle-beam weapon; PBW: term and abbreviation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  6, record 3, English, - particle%20beam%20weapon

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Arme constituée d'une chaîne technologique comprenant une alimentation électrique de puissance, une source intense d'ions ou d'électrons et un accélérateur performant muni d'un système de focalisation du faisceau.  4, record 3, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20faisceaux%20de%20particules

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arme à faisceaux de particules : terme tiré du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.  5, record 3, French, - arme%20%C3%A0%20faisceaux%20de%20particules

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