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MEGATONNAGE EQUIVALENT [1 record]

Record 1 2000-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arms Control
  • CBRNE Weapons
OBS

megatonnage: The destructive capacity of nuclear explosives as measured in megatons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contrôle des armements
  • Armes CBRNE
OBS

Le terme «mégatonne» est utilisé couramment et se définit comme étant une unité de mesure de la puissance destructrice des bombes atomiques équivalant à celle d'un million de tonnes de trinitrotoluène (TNT). Par contre le terme «mégatonnage» n'a pas été relevé dans les dictionnaires courants consultés.

Spanish

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