high altitude burst

high altitude burst
The explosion of a nuclear weapon which takes place at a height in excess of 100,000 feet (30,000 meters). Also called HAB. See also types of burst.

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  • high altitude burst — aukštybinis branduolinis sprogimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sprogimas, kuris įvyksta didesniame negu 100 000 pėdų (30 000 metrų) aukštyje. atitikmenys: angl. high altitude burst pranc. explosion nucléaire à haute altitude …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • high altitude burst — aukštybinis branduolinis sprogimas statusas T sritis apsauga nuo naikinimo priemonių apibrėžtis Branduolinis sprogimas, kuris įvyksta didesniame nei 30 000 m aukštyje. Aukštybinio branduolinio sprogimo naikinamieji veiksniai priklauso nuo… …   Apsaugos nuo naikinimo priemonių enciklopedinis žodynas

  • altitude */ — UK [ˈæltɪˌtjuːd] / US [ˈæltɪˌtud] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms altitude : singular altitude plural altitudes the height of a place or thing above sea level (= the surface of the sea) a jet cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet The… …   English dictionary

  • altitude — al|ti|tude [ æltı,tud ] noun count or uncount * the height of a place or thing above SEA LEVEL (=the surface of the ocean): a jet cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet The Rocky Mountains are lower in altitude than the Himalayas. Most balloons… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • types of burst — See airburst; fallout safe height of burst; height of burst; high airburst; high altitude burst; low airburst; nuclear airburst; nuclear exoatmospheric burst; nuclear contact surface burst; nuclear proximity surface burst; nuclear underground… …   Military dictionary

  • explosion nucléaire à haute altitude — aukštybinis branduolinis sprogimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sprogimas, kuris įvyksta didesniame negu 100 000 pėdų (30 000 metrų) aukštyje. atitikmenys: angl. high altitude burst pranc. explosion nucléaire à haute altitude …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Meteor burst communications — Meteor scatter propagation as used by SNOTEL Meteor burst communications (MBC), also referred to as meteor scatter communications[1], is a radio propagation mode that exploits the ionized trails of meteors during atmospheric entry to establish… …   Wikipedia

  • HAB — high altitude burst …   Military dictionary

  • Electromagnetic pulse — Ebomb redirects here. For EBOM, see Engineering bill of materials. This article is about the general weapons effect. For other uses, see the more specific topic (for example, Electromagnetic forming) An electromagnetic pulse (sometimes… …   Wikipedia

  • aukštybinis branduolinis sprogimas — statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Sprogimas, kuris įvyksta didesniame negu 100 000 pėdų (30 000 metrų) aukštyje. atitikmenys: angl. high altitude burst pranc. explosion nucléaire à haute altitude …   NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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