Red October, White Flag
August 17, 2023
A tense Red October scene landed on a line about fighting Americans. Dido’s “White Flag” played late, holding the night in a softer place
NATO Phonetic Alphabet Codes and Pronunciations
7:15 p.m.
Symbol Code word DIN 5009
(2022) IPA[15] ICAO (1950)[14]
IPA respelling
A Alfa [sic] ˈalfa ˈælfa AL fah
B Bravo ˈbravo ˈbraːˈvo [sic] BRAH voh
C Charlie ˈtʃali or ˈʃali ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli CHAR lee or SHAR lee
D Delta ˈdɛlta ˈdeltɑ DELL tah
E Echo ˈɛko ˈeko ECK oh
F Foxtrot ˈfɔkstrɔt ˈfɔkstrɔt FOKS trot
G Golf ˈɡɔlf ɡʌlf [sic] golf
H Hotel hoˈtɛl hoːˈtel ho TELL
I India ˈɪndia ˈindi.ɑ IN dee ah
J Juliett [sic] ˈdʒuliˈɛt ˈdʒuːli.ˈet JEW lee ETT
K Kilo ˈkilo ˈkiːlo KEY loh
L Lima ˈlima ˈliːmɑ LEE mah
M Mike ˈmai̯k mɑik mike
N November noˈvɛmba noˈvembə no VEM ber
O Oscar ˈɔska ˈɔskɑ OSS cah
P Papa paˈpa pəˈpɑ pah PAH
Q Quebec keˈbɛk [sic] keˈbek keh BECK
R Romeo ˈromio ˈroːmi.o ROW me oh
S Sierra siˈɛra siˈerɑ see AIR rah
T Tango ˈtaŋɡo ˈtænɡo TANG go
U Uniform ˈjunifɔm or ˈunifɔm ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm [sic] YOU nee form or OO nee form
V Victor ˈvɪkta ˈviktɑ VIK tah
W Whiskey ˈwɪski ˈwiski WISS key
X Xray, x-ray ˈɛksrei̯ ˈeksˈrei [sic] ECKS ray
Y Yankee ˈjaŋki ˈjænki YANG key
Z Zulu ˈzulu ˈzuːluː ZOO loo
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