r edge or border. If a person is being "fired upon, " they are being shot at. I would sooner accept a few casualties through accident than lose the entire base and its personnel through carelessness. "Casualties" are injuries or death due to war. "Personnel" are the people who work at a company or other organization. "Carelessness" is the act of being forgetful, reckless or not careful. In the two years that it has been my privilege to be your commanding officer, I have always expected the best from you. A "privilege" is a high honor or feeling of gratefulness. Here’s the attack profile, Sir. In this case, the detailed plans of the possible attack (A profile can be a description or the drawing of the side of a person’s face). To ensure that the enemy cannot monitor voice transmission, or plant false transmissions, the CRM 114 is to be switched into all receiver circuits. In this context, "to plant" a false transmission is to send a message while pretending to be somebody that you are not (i.e.….the Russians would call US pilots claiming to be American). The code prefix is to be set on the dials of the CRM. Here, a "code prefix" is a secret three digit number (4-2-1). A "dial" is the wheel of an old phone or other instrument that was used to set numbers (The CRM is a device for receiving secret messages). Roger. Ready to set code prefix. An important military word that simply means OK or understood. Check auto-destruct circuits. The electronic parts of a device that are designed to destroy themselves if something happens that would make them dangerous (A ‘circuit’ is a tiny metal ring through which electricity travels). Primary target; The ICBM complex at La Puta. A "primary target" is the first place that a military attack is designed to destroy. "ICBM" stands for Inter-Continental-Ballistic-Missile, and thus the ICBM complex are buildings (near the town of La Puta) where the Soviets stored nuclear missiles that could reach the U.S. Thirty megaton nuclear device will be used if first malfunctions. Otherwise, proceed to secondary target. A "nuclear device" is a military way of saying a nuclear bomb! If a machine "malfunctions," it fails to work correctly. "To proceed" is to move forward. Something rather interesting has just cropped up. In this case, "rather" is another way of saying somewhat or a little. If something "crops up," it suddenly appears, often unexpectedly. Civilian broadcasting. I think these fellows in the Pentagon have given us an excuse to check our readiness. "Civilian broadcasting" refers to regular programming on commercial radio (such as pop music), as opposed to military programming or music. "Readiness" is a formal word for state of preparation. Our fellows will be inside Russian radar cover in about 20 minutes.
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