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MEGATON WEAPON [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

A nuclear weapon, the yield of which is measured in terms of millions of tons of trinitrotoluene explosive equivalents.

OBS

megaton weapon: term and definition standardized by NATO in the AAP-6 standard published in 1998, but not included in the 2014 version.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Arme nucléaire dont la puissance est exprimée en millions de tonnes équivalentes de trinitrotoluène.

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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Arma nuclear cuya potencia se expresa en millones de toneladas equivalentes de trinitrotolueno (TNT).

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