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Terms for subject United States (7766 entries)

nuclear incident	An unexpected incident involving a nuclear weapon, facility, or component, but not constituting a nuclear weapons accident, resulting in any of the following: a. an increase in the possibility of explosion or radioactive contamination; b. errors committed in the assembly, testing, loading, or transportation of equipment, and/or the malfunctioning of equipment and materiel which could lead to an unintentional operation of all or part of the weapon arming and/or firing sequence, or which could lead to a substantial change in yield, or increased dud probability; and c. any act of God, unfavorable environment, or condition resulting in damage to the weapon, facility, or component
Nuclear Insanity Forever	NIF
Nuclear Materials Focus	NMF
Nuclear Materials Focus Area	NMFA
Nuclear Materials Technology	NMT
Nuclear Threat Initiative	NTI
Nuclear Waste Project Office	NWPO
Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office	NWRPO
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board	NWTRB
nuclear weapons accident	An unexpected incident involving nuclear weapons or radiological nuclear weapon components that results in any of the following; a. accidental or unauthorized launching, firing, or use by United States forces or United States supported allied forces of a nuclear-capable weapon system that could create the risk of an outbreak of war; b. nuclear detonation; c. nonnuclear detonation or burning of a nuclear weapon or radiological nuclear weapon component; d. radioactive contamination; e. seizure, theft, loss, or destruction of a nuclear weapon or radiological nuclear weapon component, including jettisoning; and f. public hazard, actual or implied
Nuclear Weapons Facility	NWF
nuisance minefield	A minefield laid to delay and disorganize the enemy and to hinder the use of an area or route
number cruncher	accountant	Val_Sh­ips
accountant	number cruncher	Val_Sh­ips
Number Of Kids	NK
numbered beach	In amphibious operations, a subdivision of a colored beach, designated for the assault landing of a battalion landing team or similarly sized unit, when landed as part of a larger force
numbered fleet	A maj or tactical unit of the Navy immediately subordinate to a maj or fleet command and comprising various task forces, elements, groups, and units for the purpose of prosecuting specific naval operations
Nurse Reinvestment Act of 1901	NRA
Nutrition Program for the Elderly	NPE
O-day	Off-load day