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BX
Base exchange; a store selling groceries, clothing, etc., usually at reduced prices, located on a military base to make shopping more convenient for military personnel and their families are allowed to shop at the BX.
Base exchange; a store selling groceries, clothing, etc., usually at reduced prices, located on a military base to make shopping more convenient for military personnel and their families are allowed to shop at the BX.
B-47, B-58
Long-range U.S. strategic jet bombers of the period. The B-47 Strato-jet was the predecessor of the B-52 as the main heavy bomber of the Air Force. The B-58 "Hustler" was the predecessor of the B-1 as a supersonic penetration bomber.
Long-range U.S. strategic jet bombers of the period. The B-47 Strato-jet was the predecessor of the B-52 as the main heavy bomber of the Air Force. The B-58 "Hustler" was the predecessor of the B-1 as a supersonic penetration bomber.
C-in-C
Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
DDT
A pesticide commonly used in the 1950s and 1960s, but now banned in the U.S.

A pesticide commonly used in the 1950s and 1960s, but now banned in the U.S.

DEW Line
Distant Early Warning Line. A line of radar systems in Alaska and the Canadian Artic that watched for Soviet missiles coming over the North Pole (the shortest route to the U.S.). The DEW Line is no longer in operation, as satellites can monitor al...

Distant Early Warning Line. A line of radar systems in Alaska and the Canadian Artic that watched for Soviet missiles coming over the North Pole (the shortest route to the U.S.). The DEW Line is no longer in operation, as satellites can monitor all global activity without the need for ground radar stations.

Fallout
Radioactive dust and ash that filters back to the ground after a nuclear attack.

Radioactive dust and ash that filters back to the ground after a nuclear attack.

IC, ICBM
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. These are long-range missiles capable of crossing oceans and/or polar regions launched and striking targets thousands of miles away on other continents. Although commonplace today, they were new technology and j...
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. These are long-range missiles capable of crossing oceans and/or polar regions launched and striking targets thousands of miles away on other continents. Although commonplace today, they were new technology and just being perfected when the novel was written.
IR
Intermediate-range missiles. IR's are most often launched from submarines.

Intermediate-range missiles. IR's are most often launched from submarines.

Minorcans
Descendants of Spanish fishermen and explorers in Florida. Their ancestors came from Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean belonging to Spain.

Descendants of Spanish fishermen and explorers in Florida. Their ancestors came from Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean belonging to Spain.

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance of the United States, Canada, and several nations of western Europe. Its function was to prevent a military attack by the Soviet Union and its allies (the Warsaw Pact) and, should an attack o...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A military alliance of the United States, Canada, and several nations of western Europe. Its function was to prevent a military attack by the Soviet Union and its allies (the Warsaw Pact) and, should an attack occur, to defend the member nations against the aggression.

O Club
Officer's Club

Officer's Club

RAF
Royal Air Force; the British Air Force

Royal Air Force; the British Air Force

Roentgen
A unit of measure of radiation

A unit of measure of radiation

SAC
Strategic Air Command. SAC is a division of the U.S. Air Force created during "The Cold War" charged with maintaining and operating nuclear bombs and missiles. SAC headquarters was, and still is, located at Offutt Field, outside Omaha, Nebraska, t...

Strategic Air Command. SAC is a division of the U.S. Air Force created during "The Cold War" charged with maintaining and operating nuclear bombs and missiles. SAC headquarters was, and still is, located at Offutt Field, outside Omaha, Nebraska, though their mission has changed greatly since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Shortwave Radio
Radio transmissions using radio waves with a lower frequency than AM or FM radio. Shortwave radio travels much farther than standard AM or FM radio, and was commonly used to transmit radio programs to other countries. Some shortwave radio stations...

Radio transmissions using radio waves with a lower frequency than AM or FM radio. Shortwave radio travels much farther than standard AM or FM radio, and was commonly used to transmit radio programs to other countries. Some shortwave radio stations still on the air include Voice of America, Voice of Russia, the BBC, and Radio Canada.

Skunks
Unidentified and presumably enemy aircraft, surface ships, or submarines.
Unidentified and presumably enemy aircraft, surface ships, or submarines.
Strontium 90, Carbon 14
Radioactive isotopes of strontium and carbon. Both would be common in radioactive fallout. Of the two, strontium 90 was by far the most dangerous as it has a longer half-life and is more radioactive.

Radioactive isotopes of strontium and carbon. Both would be common in radioactive fallout. Of the two, strontium 90 was by far the most dangerous as it has a longer half-life and is more radioactive.

McCoy Air Force Base
McCoy AFB was located outside Orlando. In the 1950s it was a training location for pilots of B-47 and B-52 bombers. The base was closed in 1974 and most of the land was given to the city of Orlando to be used as the Orlando International Airport. ...

McCoy AFB was located outside Orlando. In the 1950s it was a training location for pilots of B-47 and B-52 bombers. The base was closed in 1974 and most of the land was given to the city of Orlando to be used as the Orlando International Airport. In the novel, Randy meets Mark at McCoy, and the base takes a direct hit by a Soviet nuclear weapon.

Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick AFB is located in Brevard County, Florida, and is still in operation. Most of the land and functions of the base were joined with the U.S. Space Center to form the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. In the novel, Patrick AFB held litt...

Patrick AFB is located in Brevard County, Florida, and is still in operation. Most of the land and functions of the base were joined with the U.S. Space Center to form the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. In the novel, Patrick AFB held little interest for the Soviets and did not take a nuclear strike. At the end of the novel, Paul Hart plans to set up the Florida Decontamination Command at Patrick AFB.

MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill AFB is located on the end of a peninsula in Tampa, Florida. It is still in operation. In the novel, it took a direct nuclear strike by the Soviets resulting in Peyton's temporary flash burn and blindness.

MacDill AFB is located on the end of a peninsula in Tampa, Florida. It is still in operation. In the novel, it took a direct nuclear strike by the Soviets resulting in Peyton's temporary flash burn and blindness.