For what it’s worth, I refer to the entire period from 7/9/09 to the end of the main body of nuclear activity in December 1997 as the Exchange. This is the period in which the overwhelming majority of nuclear strikes are made, from the use of tacnukes in Eastern Europe through to the strikes on neutral countries in December. Yes, I know there is a second weak spurt of activity in 1998, but the UK and Italy are the countries predominantly affected. They can come up with their own timeline for the term Exchange. By 2000, it's all about the same.
Anyway, I think a term like Exchange, with its definable limits, should be able to include pretty much everyone and not show bias. We can talk about pre-Exchange and post-Exchange America, Canada, Australia, France, and so on without referring to anyone’s holidays.
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