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Peace keeping
Hybrid of politico-military interventions aimed at conflict control usually with the involvement of the United Nations presence in the field by military and civilian personnel.
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Cluster bomb unit (CBU)
Military; Peace keeping
An aircraft store (a thin-walled canister) containing and dispersing submunitions, which can be (anti-personnel or anti-tank) mines, penetration (runway cratering) bomblets, fragmentation bomblets ...
No-fly zone (NFZ)
Military; Peace keeping
An airspace in which air operations are only allowed to UN forces. Violations will be stopped by air defence measures or the use of fighter planes. one was established in October 1992 by S/RES/781 in ...
Pyrotechny
Military; Peace keeping
Ammunition containing chemicals that produce a smoke or brilliant light in burning, used for signalling or for lighting up an area at night. Includes explosives and launching gas, as well as signal ...
M2 bailey bridge
Military; Peace keeping
An all purpose (i.e. tactical and line of communication) prefabricated steel panel bridge designed for portability and speed of erection.
Avenue of approach
Military; Peace keeping
An air or ground route taken by an attacking force and leading to its objective or to key terrain in its path.
Impact area
Military; Peace keeping
An area having designated boundaries within the limits of which all ordnance will detonate or impact.
Sector
Military; Peace keeping
An area designated by boundaries within which a unit operates and for which it is responsible.
