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MEGATONNIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- megaton weapon
1, record 1, English, megaton%20weapon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of millions of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents. 1, record 1, English, - megaton%20weapon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
megaton weapon: term and definition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 1998, but not included in the 2014 version. 2, record 1, English, - megaton%20weapon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arme mégatonnique
1, record 1, French, arme%20m%C3%A9gatonnique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arme nucléaire dont la puissance est exprimée en millions de tonnes équivalentes de trinitrotoluène. 1, record 1, French, - arme%20m%C3%A9gatonnique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arme mégatonnique : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN dans la norme AAP-6 de 1998, mais non repris dans l'édition de 2014. 2, record 1, French, - arme%20m%C3%A9gatonnique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arma megatónica
1, record 1, Spanish, arma%20megat%C3%B3nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arma nuclear cuya potencia se expresa en millones de toneladas equivalentes de trinitrotolueno (TNT). 1, record 1, Spanish, - arma%20megat%C3%B3nica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-04-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- megaton warhead
1, record 2, English, megaton%20warhead
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- charge mégatonnique
1, record 2, French, charge%20m%C3%A9gatonnique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tête mégatonnique 2, record 2, French, t%C3%AAte%20m%C3%A9gatonnique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Arms Control
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- megatonnic
1, record 3, English, megatonnic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
megaton: am explosive force equivalent to that of a million tons of (TNT) trinitrotoluene. 1, record 3, English, - megatonnic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle des armements
- Armes CBRNE
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mégatonnique
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9gatonnique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un engin dont la puissance destructrice est de l'ordre d'une mégatonne, ou supérieure. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9gatonnique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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