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VERTICAL BUFFER DISTANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- CBRNE Operations
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vertical buffer distance
1, record 1, English, vertical%20buffer%20distance
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In nuclear warfare, the vertical distance that is added to the fallout safe-height of burst in order to determine a desired height of burst which will provide the desired assurance that militarily significant fallout will not occur. 1, record 1, English, - vertical%20buffer%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The vertical buffer distance is normally expressed quantitatively in multiples of the vertical error. 1, record 1, English, - vertical%20buffer%20distance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
vertical buffer distance: designations and definition standardized by NATO. 2, record 1, English, - vertical%20buffer%20distance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations CBRNE
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marge de sécurité verticale
1, record 1, French, marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20verticale
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
En guerre nucléaire, distance verticale qui est ajoutée à la hauteur sans retombée pour donner une hauteur d'explosion qui apportera l'assurance voulue qu'aucune retombée importante sur le plan militaire n'en résultera. 1, record 1, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20verticale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La marge de sécurité verticale s'exprime normalement en multiples de l'erreur en hauteur. 1, record 1, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20verticale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
marge de sécurité verticale : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN. 2, record 1, French, - marge%20de%20s%C3%A9curit%C3%A9%20verticale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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