• The Genius Logic of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: How It Was Created & How It Works

    The Genius Logic of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: How It Was Created & How It Works
    Most of us can rattle off the first few words-that-stand-for-letters of the NATO phonetic alphabet. Alfa, Bravo, and Charlie no doubt come right to mind, and depending on how many war movies you’ve seen, so may Delta, Echo, and Foxtrot. But how many of us would recognize Kilo, Mike, and Sierra? For that matter, how much do any of us know about how these particular words came to be used to spell out other words when communicating over walkie-talkies or other low-fidelity communication syste

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