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Glossary

Definitions used across intelligence literacy, evidence, oversight, influence, identity, mental health, personas, and game mechanics. A definition explains site usage; it does not replace jurisdiction-specific law or individual clinical assessment.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Nuclear Testing History and Evidence

Atmospheric test

A source-classified nuclear detonation in the atmosphere or an atmospheric-associated mode; the label alone does not establish individual exposure or harm.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Attention

Cognitive focus on exposed material; exposure does not guarantee attention.

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Human Consequences and Remedy

Downwinder

A person or community located downwind of a nuclear test or release and potentially affected by fallout; exposure and remedy remain claim- and program-specific.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS primary sources, artifacts, and evidence

Effect evidence gap

The missing causal evidence between a documented activity, distribution, or exposure and a claimed belief, behavior, operational, or strategic outcome.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Exposure

Actual contact between an audience and an artifact or message; it is more specific than distribution or availability.

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Pandemic Systems and Evidence

Infect–shed–spill–spread cascade

A conceptual sequence separating reservoir infection, pathogen shedding, cross-species exposure, and sustained transmission.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
PSYOPS terminology and evidence

Recall

Ability to remember content after exposure; recall does not establish agreement.

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Pandemic Systems and Evidence

Structural vulnerability

Unequal exposure, protection, care, or recovery produced by institutions, work, housing, income, language access, environmental burden, and policy rather than inherent group traits.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Nuclear Testing History and Evidence

Underground test

A source-classified detonation below ground; containment, venting, geology, monitoring, and exposure must be assessed separately.

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CLINICAL EDUCATION — NOT DIAGNOSIS
Mental health

vicarious trauma

Changes associated with repeated indirect exposure to others’ trauma, often through helping, analysis, or review work.

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