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• The location of the center of a burst of a nuclear weapon at the instant of detonation. The zero point may be in the air or on or beneath the surface of land or water, dependent upon the type of burst; it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.

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  Zero Point. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zero-point.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Zero Point. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zero-point (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Zero Point." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zero-point.

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• Zero Insertion Force.

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  ZIF. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zif.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  ZIF. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zif (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "ZIF." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zif.

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• Time Zone Indicator for Universal Time.

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  ZULU. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zulu.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  ZULU. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zulu (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "ZULU." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/zulu.

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