Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XXXIII, SALT II, 1972–1980
Abbreviations and Terms
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ABM, anti-ballistic
missile
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ABRES, Advanced
Ballistic Reentry System
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ACDA, Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency
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ACDA/D, Office of
the Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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ACDA/DD, Office of
the Deputy Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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ACDA/IR, Office of
International Relations, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
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AEC, Atomic Energy
Commission
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ALCM, air-launched
cruise missile
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ASBM, anti-ship
ballistic missile
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ASM, air-to-surface
missile
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ASROC,
anti-submarine rocket
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ASW, anti-submarine
warfare
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AWACS, airborne
warning and control system
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B–1, supersonic
four-engine variable-sweep wing strategic bomber (U.S. Air Force)
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B–52, all weather,
intercontinental strategic heavy bomber
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BOMARC, Boeing and
University of Michigan Aeronautical Research Center
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CEP, circular error
probable/probability
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CIA, Central
Intelligence Agency
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CJCS, Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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CM, cruise
missile
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CMC, cruise missile
carrier
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CNO, Chief of Naval
Operations
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CONUS, continental
United States
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CPSU, Communist
Party of the Soviet Union
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CSCE, Conference on
Security and Cooperation in Europe
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CTB, Comprehensive
Test Ban
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D&P, Derazhyna
and Pervomaysk
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DCI, Director of
Central Intelligence
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Del, delegate
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Dept,
Department
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DIA, Defense
Intelligence Agency
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DOD, Department of
Defense
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Dog House
radars, large phased array radars deployed near Moscow at
Naro-Fominsk that functioned much like the Perimeter Acquisition Radar of
the U.S. Sentinel/Safeguard ABM system.
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DOS, Department of
State
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ECM, electronic
countermeasures
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Exdis, exclusive
distribution
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F–4, supersonic
tandem, two-seat, twin-engine jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber (U.S.
Navy)
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F–111, medium-range
interdictor and tactical strike fighter (U.S. Air Force)
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F–111B, fleet
air-defense, carrier-based fighter carrying long range air-to-air missiles
(U.S. Navy)
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FBS, forward-based
systems
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FEBA, forward edge
of battle area
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FOBS, Fractional
Orbital Bombardment Missile Systems
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FonOff, Foreign
Office
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FRC, Federal Records
Center
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FRG, Federal Republic
of Germany
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FRODS,
functionally-related observable differences
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FY, fiscal year
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FYDP, Five-Year
Defense Program
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FYI, for your
information
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GDR, German
Democratic Republic
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GLBM,
ground-launched ballistic missile
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GLCM,
ground-launched cruise missile
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HAK, Henry A.
Kissinger
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Hakto, series
indicator for messages from Kissinger
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IA, Interim Agreement
(SALT I)
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ICBM,
inter-continental ballistic missile
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ICCM,
inter-continental cruise missile
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INR, Bureau of
Intelligence and Research, Department of State
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IOC, initial
operating capability
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IRBM,
intermediate-range ballistic missile
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ISA, Office of
International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
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JC, Jimmy
Carter
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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JCSM, Joint Chiefs
of Staff Memorandum
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JDT, Joint Draft
Text
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K, Kissinger
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km, kilometer
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LB, land-based
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Limdis, limited
distribution
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LLCM, land-launched
cruise missile
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LRA, long-range
aviation
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LRTNF, Long-Range
Theater Nuclear Forces
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MAD, mutual assured
destruction
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MAP, Multiple Aim
Point
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MARV, maneuverable
reentry vehicle
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MBFR, Mutual and
Balanced Force Reductions
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memcon, memorandum
of conversation
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MIRV, multiple
independently-targeted reentry vehicle
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MLBM, modern large
ballistic missile
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MM, Minuteman
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MOD, Minister of
Defense
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MOU, memorandum of
understanding
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MPS, multiple
protective structure
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MRBM, multiple-range
ballistic missile
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MRV, multiple reentry
vehicle
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MSOR, maximum system
operational range
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mtg, meeting
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M–X, Missile
Experimental
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NAC, North Atlantic
Council
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NASA, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NATO, North Atlantic
Treaty Organization
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NCA, National Command
Authority
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NIC, National
Intelligence Council
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NIE, National
Intelligence Estimate
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nm, nautical
mile
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Nodis, no
distribution
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NPG, Nuclear Planning
Group
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NPT,
Non-Proliferation Treaty
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NSC, National
Security Council
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NSDM, National
Security Decision Memorandum
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NTM, national
technical means
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O&M, Operation
and Maintenance
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OMB, Office of
Management and Budget
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OSD, Office of the
Secretary of Defense
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OST, Office of
Science and Technology
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P, President
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P.L., Public
Law
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para,
paragraph
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PD, Presidential
Directive
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PM, Bureau of
Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
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PRC, People’s
Republic of China
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Pres,
President
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R&D, research
and development
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reftel, reference
telegram
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RG, Record
Group
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RN, Richard M.
Nixon
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RPV, remotely-piloted
vehicle
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RV, reentry
vehicle
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S, Office of the
Secretary of State
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SAC, Strategic Air
Command
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SAL, strategic arms
limitation
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SALT, Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks
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SAM, surface-to-air
missile
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SB, sea-based
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SC, Security Council
(United Nations)
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SCAD, subsonic
cruise armed decoy
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SCC, Standing
Consultative Commission; Special Coordination Committee (National Security
Council)
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SecDef, Secretary
of Defense
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SecState,
Secretary of State
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Secto, series
indicator for telegrams from the Secretary of State while on travel
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septel, separate
telegram
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SFRC, Senate Foreign
Relations Committee
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SIOP, Single
Integrated Operational Plan
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SLBM,
submarine-launched ballistic missile
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SLCM, sea-launched
cruise missile
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SNDV, strategic
nuclear delivery vehicle
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S/P, Policy Planning
Council or Staff, Department of State
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SRAM, short-range
air-to-surface missile
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SS–9, Soviet ICBM,
the high accuracy of which made it a threat to U.S. ICBMs
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SS–11, Soviet ICBM,
Soviet counterpart to the U.S. Minuteman system in quantity, size, and
purpose, believed effective against only soft targets
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SS–17, Soviet MIRV
ICBM
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SS–18, Soviet MIRV
ICBM with 20 warheads; believed to give the Soviet Union a potential
first-strike capability because of its heavy throw weight
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SS–N–8, Soviet
sea-based ICBM deployed on Soviet Delta-class submarines; carried a single
warhead
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SS–X–16, first
Soviet mobile ICBM; carried a single warhead
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SS–X–18, Soviet
MIRV ICBM with 8 warheads; designed to attack and destroy U.S. ICBMs and
hardened missiles
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SSBN, Ballistic
Nuclear Submarine
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SSN, Nuclear Attack
Submarine
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SST, supersonic
transport
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SU, Soviet
Union
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TEL, transport and
erector launcher
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telcon, telephone
conversation
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TERCOM, Terrain
Contour Matching (navigation system for cruise missiles)
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TNF, Theater Nuclear
Forces
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TOA, total
obligational authority
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Tohak, series
indicator for messages to Kissinger
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Tosec, series
indicator for telegrams to the Secretary of State while on travel
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TS, Top Secret
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TVA, Tennessee Valley
Authority
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UK, United
Kingdom
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UN, United
Nations
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UNGA, United Nations
General Assembly
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US, United
States
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USDEL, United
States Delegation
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USG, United States
Government
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USSR, Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
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VP, Verification
Panel
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Z, Zulu time (Greenwich
Mean Time)