(regarding atomic demolition munition employment) that total period of time, resulting from a timer error, between the earliest and the latest possible detonation time. There are three stages of time involved:
a. (early time) the earliest possible time that an atomic demolition munition can detonate.
b. (fire time) the time that the atomic demolition munition will detonate should the timers function precisely without error.
c. (late time) the latest possible time that an atomic demolition munition can detonate.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
