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NH&S Nuclear Hardening and Survivability. NHA Next-Higher Assembly. NHMT Nuclear-Hardened Mosaic Technology. NHTF National Hover Test Facility, Edwards AFB, CA. NIAG NATO Industrial Advisory Group. NIC National Intelligence Council. NID Naval Intelligence Database (USN term). NIE National Intelligence Estimate. NIH A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities… NII National Information Infrastructure. NIITF National Information Infrastructure Task Force. NILE NATO Improved Link Eleven. NILES NATO Improved Link Eleven System. NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Fairfax, VA. 199 NIPS NTCS Intelligence Processing Service (USN term). NISC OBSOLETE. Naval Intelligence Support Center. (Now Naval Maritime Intelligence Center (NAVMIC). NISP National Industrial Security Program. NISPOM NISP Operating Manual. NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology - a federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology measurements and… NITES Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (USN term). Nitze Criteria A reference to Paul Nitze , the Reagan Administrations chief arms control negotiator, and his vocalization of the goal of the SDS as the achievement of… NIU NATO Interface Unit. NIWA Naval Information Warfare Activity. NK North Korea. NKEW Nuclear Kinetic Energy Weapon. NL The Netherlands. NLO Nonlinear Optical. NLOS (1) Non-Line of Sight. (2) Nonlinear Optical System. NLT (1) Navy Lower Tier (Missile Defense). (2) Not Later Than. NM Nautical Miles NMA NATO Military Authority. NMC National Meteorological Center NMCC National Military Command Center. NMCS National Military Command System. NMD OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense. NMD 3+3 OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Three Plus Three (program). NMD GBR OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Ground-Based Radar. NMD IIPT OBSOLETE. NMD Integration Integrated Product Team (NMD Program term). NMD JPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Joint Program Office. NMD/TRP OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Technology Readiness Program. 200 NMDPO OBSOLETE. National Missile Defense Program Office (US Army term). NMM NMD Maturity Matrix. NMSD National Military Strategy Document. NNAG NATO Naval Armaments Group. NNK Non-Nuclear Kill. NNPA Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act. NNWS Non-Nuclear Weapon States. NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration node Any device connected to network. PCs, servers, and printers are all nodes on the network. NOI Notice of Intent (environmental term). NOIC Naval Operational Intelligence Center. Noise Any unwanted sound that interferes with speech and hearing, causes damage to hearing, or annoys a person. Non Material Solution Solutions to mission needs ( warfighting , deficiencies) that can be satisfied by changes in doctrine, tactics, operational concepts, training, or… Non- Developmental Item (NDI) (1) Any item of supply that is available in the commercial marketplace; or (2) Any previously developed item of supply that is in use by a department or… Non-Nuclear Kill (NNK) A kill that does not involve a nuclear detonation. NONAP Non-linear Adaptive Processor (Navy term). Nonrecurring Costs (1) Costs that are not proportional to the number of units produced. (2) A one time cost that will occur on a periodic basis for the same organization. NOP Nuclear Operations. 201 NOR Abbreviation for nucleolar organizer region. NORAD See North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD Command Post (NCP) A center in CMAFB responsible for controlling ACC, Canadian, and other assigned forces for designated atmospheric missions in defense of North America. NORSAR Norwegian Seismic Array. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) A binational command of Canadian and U.S. forces responsible for defense of North America from bomber and ALCM/SLCM attack. NORTHAG Northern Army Group (NATO). NORTHCOM Northern Command, Offut AFB, NE NOS Network Operating System. NOSC OBSOLETE. Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA. See NCCOSC. NPB Neutral Particle Beam. NPBSE NPB Space Experiment. NPG Nuclear Planning Group. NPI New Program Integration. NPR National Performance Review. NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty. NRaD Naval Research and Development Division (NCCOSC), San Diego, CA. NRC (1) National Research Council. (2) Network Reliability Council. (3) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. (4) Nichols Research Corporation. NREN National Research and Education Network. NRL (1) Nuclear Referral List. (2) Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC. NRLA Network Repair-Level Analysis. NRO National Reconnaissance Office. NRSC Network Reliability Steering Committee. NRT Near Real Time. NS/EP National Security/Emergency Preparedness. 202 NSA National Security Agency. NSA/CSS NSA Central Security Service. NSC (1) National Security Council. (2) National Security Center. NSCID National Security Council Intelligence Directive. NSD National Security Directive. NSDD OBSOLETE. National Security Decision Directive. Replaced by National Security Directive (NSD). NSDM National Security Decision Memorandum. NSEN NMD System Engineering Notebook. NSF Lotus Notes Format Database File (i.e. database.nsf) Can be either an email database or the traditional type of fielded database. NSFS Naval Surface Fire Support. NSG Naval Security Group. NSIA National Security Industrial Association, Washington, DC. NSIE Network Security Information Exchange. NSN National Stock Number (ILS term). NSNF Non-Strategic Nuclear Forces. NSOC (1) National Signals Intelligence Operations Center. (2) Navy Satellite Operations Center. NSP Not Separately Priced. NSSC National Space Surveillance Center, CMAFB.