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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 525339 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Weapons and Weapon Systems -> GeneralWeapons and Weapon Systems -> Nuclear Weapons
plahvatus õhus preferred
airburst preferred
  • pommi või mürsu lõhkemine maapinna kohal erinevalt lõhkemisest maapinnaga kokkupõrkel või peale sissetungimist
  • an explosion of a bomb or projectile above the surface as distinguished from an explosion on contact with the surface or after penetration
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plahvatus õhus preferred
airburst preferred
explosion aérienne preferred

Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 527094 Last modified 01.01.2005
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Domain Weapons and Weapon Systems -> Nuclear Weapons
tuumaplahvatus õhus preferred
nuclear airburst preferred
airburst admitted
  • a nuclear burst that occurs within the atmosphere at a height greater than the maximum radius of the fireball and consequently does not produce fallout
  • explosion nucléaire qui se produit dans l'atmosphère à une hauteur supérieure au rayon maximum de la boule de feu et, par conséquent, n'entraîne pas de retombées radioactives
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  • NATO definitsioon muutunud 2016. a.
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tuumaplahvatus õhus preferred
tuumarelva plahvatus õhus deprecated
nuclear airburst preferred
Good to know
  • NATO Agreed 2016
airburst admitted
Good to know
  • NATO Agreed 2016
explosion nucléaire aérienne preferred
Good to know
  • NATO Agreed 2016

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