AEC: Atomic Energy Commission
ASPAC: Asia-Pacific Council
CCP: Chinese Communist Party
CPKI: Committee for the Preparation of Korean Independence
CPV: Chinese People’s Volunteer
DMZ: demilitarized zone
DPRK: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRC: International Committee for the Red Cross
JCS: Joint Chiefs of Staff
KATUSA: Korean Augmentation to the United States Army
KCIA: Korean Central Intelligence Agency
KCP: Korean Communist Party
KDP: Korean Democratic Party
KMAG: Korean Military Advisory Group
KPG: Korean Provisional Government
KPR: Korean People’s Republic
KSC: Korean Service Corps
LST: landing ship tank
LWR: light-water reactor
MACV: Military Assistance Command Vietnam
NAM: Nonaligned Movement
NKPA: North Korean People’s Army
NKWP: North Korean Workers’ Party
NPT: Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
NVA: North Vietnamese Army
PDS: Public Distribution System
PLA: People’s Liberation Army
POW: prisoner of war
PRC: People’s Republic of China
ROK: Republic of Korea
SACEUR: Supreme Allied Commander Europe
SCA: Soviet Civil Administration
SCAP: Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
SKWP: South Korean Workers Party
SOFA: Status of Forces Agreement
TF: Task Force
UNC: United Nations Command
UNRC: United Nations Reception Center
UNCURK: United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
USAFIK: United States Army Forces in Korea
USAMGIK: United States Military Government in Korea
VPA: Vietnam People’s Army