(DoD, NATO) For nuclear weapons and for a particular target (or area), the height at which it is estimated a weapon of a specified energy yield will produce a certain desired effect over the maximum possible area.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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