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initial radiation
Term Source:
JP 3-11
(Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments)
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1.) The radiation, essentially neutrons and gamma rays, resulting from a nuclear burst and emitted from the fireball within one minute after burst.
See Also:
- see also residual radiation
In the United States, military vocabulary is standardized by the Department of Defence. These terms are used by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Term Classification: operations
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 3-11: Operations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Environments, updated October 2013
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This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015
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