Part 29 (2/2)

NBC: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical.

NCO: Noncommissioned Officer.

NFA: The National Firearms Act of 1934. The law that first imposed a two-hundred-dollar transfer tax on machine guns, suppressors (commonly called silencers), and short-barreled rifles and shotguns.

NiCd: Nickel cadmium (rechargeable battery).

NiMH: Nickel Metal Hydride (rechargeable battery) improvement of NiCd.

NIMTC: Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center.

NIPRnet: Noncla.s.sified Internet Protocol Router Network. This network replaced MILNET. It is now known as the Uncla.s.sified but Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network, but still commonly called ”Nipper Net.”

NIST: National Inst.i.tute of Standards and Technology.

NLR: Nous sommes la resistance. (Translated: ”We are the resistance.”) NOC: Nonofficial cover. (Clandestine agent.) Nondiscussion Area: A clearly defined area within a SCIF where cla.s.sified discussions are not authorized due to inadequate sound attenuation. See also Secure Working Area.

Norinco: The China North Industries Corporation. A weapons and military vehicle maker.

NRO: National Reconnaissance Office.

NSA: National Security Agency.

NSA-Net: The National Security Agency's secure intranet. Commonly called ”the high side.”

NSA-W: NSA Was.h.i.+ngton.

NSTS: National Secure Telephone System.

NSWC: Naval Special Warfare Center.

NWO: New World Order.

OB: Order of Battle.

OCONUS: Outside the Continental United States.

OCP: Operation Enduring Freedom Camouflage Pattern, commonly called by its civilian trade name, MultiCam.

One-Time Pad: A manual one-time cryptosystem produced in pad form.

OP: Observation Post. See also LP/OP.

Open Storage: The storage of SCI material within an accredited SCIF in any configuration other than within GSA-approved security containers. Open storage is approved while the facility is unoccupied by authorized personnel. See also Closed Storage.

OPORD: Operations Order.

OPSEC: Operational Security. The systematic and proven process by which potential adversaries can be denied information about capabilities and intentions by identifying, controlling, and protecting generally uncla.s.sified evidence of the planning and execution of sensitive activities. The process involves five steps: identification of critical information, a.n.a.lysis of threats, a.n.a.lysis of vulnerabilities, a.s.sessment of risks, and application of appropriate countermeasures.

OSINT: Open Source Intelligence. Gathering intelligence from public, uncla.s.sified sources, such as periodicals. OSINT sources are uncla.s.sified, but once a.n.a.lyzed, they become cla.s.sified, usually at low level.

P90: A bullpup 5.7x28 caliber personal defense weapon, manufactured by FN.

PAL: Possession and Acquisition License. (For firearms, in Canada.) Paracord: A contraction for Parachute cord.

PCS: Permanent Change of Station.

PDD: Presidential Decision Doc.u.ment.

PEDs: Personal Electronic Devices.

PETN: Pentaerythritol tetranitrate.

PF-89: The Chinese 80mm equivalent of a LAW rocket.

P.I.: Philippine Islands.

Pindad SS2: The Pindad Senapan Serbu 2 Indonesian variant of the FN FNC 5.56mm battle rifle.

PLA: People's Liberation Army (China).

PM: Prime Minister.

P-MAG: Polymer magazine.

POL: Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants.

POV: Privately Owned Vehicle.

PPCLI: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. A Canadian army unit, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Pre-1965: U.S. silver coins with 1964 or earlier mint dates, usually with little or no numismatic value. They are sold for the bullion content. These coins have 90 percent silver content. Well-worn pre-1965 coins are sometimes derisively called ”junk” silver by rare coin dealers.

Project Tall Oak: A fict.i.tious DIA working group, later renamed DCS Task Group Tall Oak.

ProvGov: Provisional Government (in the United States).

PSYOPS: Psychological Operations.

PV: Photovoltaic (solar power conversion cell or array). Used to convert solar power to DC electricity, typically for battery charging.

PVC: Depending on context, Poly-Vinyl Chloride (white plastic water pipe) or Progressive Voice of Canada.

PVCL: People's Voice of Canadian Liberation.

QBZ-95: Bullpup-style a.s.sault rifle manufactured by a.r.s.enal 266, part of Norinco and a.r.s.enal 296, under Jianshe Corp., China South for the People's Liberation Army. These bullpups shoot the Chinese 5.8x42mm cartridge, which was rarely exported, and only for military contracts.

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