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  2. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    All-aspect missile defensive maneuver to place threat radar/missile on the beam (directly perpendicular). Modern pulse-doppler radars remove ground clutter by filtering out returns from stationary objects; putting the threat on the beam permits the defending aircraft to be confused with ground returns and hence disappear from the threat radar.

  3. TM 31-210 Improvised Munitions Handbook - Wikipedia

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    The TM 31-210 manual appeared as an "Easter egg" in the 1995 CGI animated film, Toy Story.In the scene where Woody is trapped under a blue plastic box in Sid's bedroom, it's possible to see behind him a document titled "TM 31-210 Improvised Interrogation Handbook", a clear reference to the actual document.

  4. Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army) - Wikipedia

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    After WWII, the U.S. Army contracted, deactivating several bomb disposal units and converting a few to a reserve status. The remaining bomb disposal units were redesignated as "explosive ordnance disposal" in 1949. When the Korean War started in 1950, the U.S. Army faced an urgent need for an EOD capability. Unfortunately, there was a lack of ...

  5. Standoff distance - Wikipedia

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    Standoff distance is used when a violent criminal is in a fortified position, when hostages are under armed threat from kidnappers, when a bomb is believed to have been placed, or when other unspecified dangers may be lurking. It is a measure of distance used by government, law enforcement, or military operatives handling the situation to ...

  6. MIM-104 Patriot - Wikipedia

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    The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system.

  7. GBU-72 - Wikipedia

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    The GBU-72 underwent a series of tests at Eglin Air Force Base. [1] [5] These included a number of ground based tests which included detonating the bomb’s warhead within an array of barriers to measure its blast and other effects, and airborne tests between July and October 2021 which included confirming "the weapon could safely release from the aircraft and validate a modified 2,000-pound ...

  8. List of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia

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    The components of a B83 nuclear bomb used by the United States. This is a list of nuclear weapons listed according to country of origin, and then by type within the states. . The United States, Russia, China and India are known to possess a nuclear triad, being capable to deliver nuclear weapons by land, sea and

  9. Desert Rock exercises - Wikipedia

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    Desert Rock was the code name of a series of exercises conducted by the US military in conjunction with atmospheric nuclear tests. They were carried out at the Nevada Proving Grounds between 1951 and 1957. Their purpose was to train troops and gain knowledge of military maneuvers and operations on the nuclear battlefield. They included observer ...