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GLOSSARY
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economic warfare
Aggressive use of economic means to achieve national objectives. (Source: DOD)
EFP
See: explosively formed penetrator (EFP).
electronic intelligence (ELINT)
Technical and geolocation intelligence derived from foreign noncommunications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations or radioactive sources. (Source: DOD)
electronic warfare
Military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy. Electronic warfare consists of three divisions: electronic attack, electronic protection, and electronic warfare support. (Source: DOD)
ELINT
Electronic intelligence.
See: electronic intelligence (ELINT).
emergency preparedness
Measures taken in advance of an emergency to reduce the loss of life and property and to protect a nation's institutions from all types of hazards through a comprehensive emergency management program of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. (Source: DOD)
environmental impact statement
A document required of federal agencies by the National Environmental Policy Act for major federal actions that may significantly affect the quality of the environment. A tool for decisionmaking, it describes, analyzes, and compares the potential environmental impacts of the alternatives to accomplish the purpose and need to which the agency is responding. (Source: DHS)
EO
Executive order. An executive order is a directive issued by the President of the United States.
EP
Emergency preparedness.
See: emergency preparedness.
espionage
The act of obtaining, delivering, transmitting, communicating, or receiving information about the national defense with an intent, or reason to believe, that the information may be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation. Espionage is a violation of 18 United States Code 792-798 and Article 106, Uniform Code of Military Justice. (Source: DOD)
ESU
Emergency Service Unit (NYPD).
EUCOM
See: European Command (EUCOM).
European Command (EUCOM)
The U.S. European Command (EUCOM).
evacuation
The process of leaving a potentially dangerous area.
EW
Electronic warfare.
See: electronic warfare.
explosively formed penetrator (EFP)
An explosively formed penetrator (EFP) is a shaped charge and projectile used to penetrate armor. They are often used in improvised explosive devices (IED's).
See: improvised explosive device (IED).
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