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- initialism Distant Early Warning.
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The first assumed no warning of attack until Soviet bombers breached the DEW Distant Early Warning line in northern Alaska and Canada.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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Yes | No | Report from DA Yooper wrote 8 weeks 2 days ago don't forget the DEW
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Yes | No | Report from DA Yooper wrote 8 weeks 2 days ago don't forget the DEW
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The first assumed no warning of attack until Soviet bombers breached the DEW Distant Early Warning line in northern Alaska and Canada.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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The ship was in the harbor being fitted to supply the bases on the DEW Line in the Arctic Circle just as soon as the ice broke up that summer.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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The ship was in the harbor being fitted to supply the bases on the DEW Line in the Arctic Circle just as soon as the ice broke up that summer.
The Typewriter Is Holy Bill Morgan 2010
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I am not Heresiarch, but I would be interested in the specifics of why/how Stafford set off your DEW systems, if you're comfortable posting that more generally.
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Specifics on why Trafford set off my DEW systems are available, but only if you think they're interesting.
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"Specifics on why Trafford set off my DEW systems are available, but only if you think they're interesting."
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Breaking the DEW Line and examining the technology?
Founder Of Group Palin Courted Professed "Hatred For The American Government"; Cursed "Damn Flag" 2009
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