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buffer zone

A designated area used for safety in military operations.

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basic encyclopedia

A compilation of identified installations and physical areas of potential significance as objectives for attack.

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nonlethal weapon

A weapon that is explicitly designed and primarily employed so as to incapacitate personnel or materiel, while minimizing fatalities, permanent injury to personnel, and undesired damage to property and the environment.

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partial mobilization

Expansion of the active Armed Forces resulting from action by Congress (up to full mobilization) or by the President (not more than 1,000,000 for not more than 24 consecutive months) to mobilize Ready Reserve Component units, individual reservists, and the resources needed for their support to meet the requirements of a war or other national emergency involving an external threat to the national security.

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deception event

A deception means executed at a specific time and location in support of a deception operation.

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