Abbreviations and Terms
- AAW, anti-air warfare
- ABM, anti-ballistic missile; anti-ballistic missile defense system
- ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
- AF, Air Force
- AFB, Air Force Base
- AFL, American Federation of Labor
- AFL–CIO, American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations
- AGI, intelligence collecting vessel
- AGS, hydrographic survey vessel
- AID, Agency for International Development
- ALCM, air-launched cruise missile
- ALCOM, Alaskan Command
- ANIO/SP, Assistant National Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs, Central Intelligence Agency
- ARCS, acquisition radar and control system
- ARM, anti-radiation missile
- ARVN, Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
- ASAT, anti-satellite
- ASD, Assistant Secretary of Defense
- ASD (I), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
- ASD (SA), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis
- ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- ASM, air-to-surface missile
- ASW, anti-submarine warfare
- ATA, seagoing auxiliary tug
- ATA/R, seagoing auxiliary/rescue tug
- ATF, seagoing fleet tug
- AT&T, American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation
- AVF, all-volunteer armed force
- AWACS, airborne warning and control system
- AZORIAN, code name for the first Hughes Glomar Explorer mission
- B, billion
- BACKFIRE, Soviet long-range bomber
- B–1, four-engine, variable-sweep wing, supersonic strategic bomber (USAF)
- BW, biological weapon(s)
- C, classified; confidential; Counselor of the Department
- C3, command, control, and communications
- C3S, command, control, communications, and surveillance systems
- CAIG, Cost Analysis Improvement Group
- CAS, Close Air Support
- CBR, chemical-biological-radiological
- CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System
- CCC, command, control, and communications
- CCD, United Nations Conference of the Committee on Disarmament
- CCP, Chinese Communist Party
- CD, civil defense
- CEA, Council of Economic Advisers
- CEP, Council on Economic Policy; circular error probability
- CFI, Committee on Foreign Intelligence
- CIA, Central Intelligence Agency
- CIEP, Council on International Economic Policy
- CIEPDM, Council on International Economic Policy Decision Memorandum
- CIEPSM, Council on International Economic Policy Study Memorandum
- CINCEUR, Commander in Chief, European Command
- CINCPACFLT, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet
- CINCSAC, Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command
- CJCS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- C–NSI, Confidential—National Security Information
- CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
- Co., corporation
- COLC, Cost of Living Council
- COMINT, communications intelligence
- CONAD, Continental Air Defense Command
- CONUS, continental United States
- CQ, command, control, and communications
- CRA, continuing resolution authority
- CRAF, Civil Reserve Air Fleet
- crypto, cryptographic
- CSGN, nuclear-powered strike cruiser
- CSS–1 (Donfeng 2), Chinese medium-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of 1,250 nm
- CSS–2 (Donfeng 3), Chinese intermediate-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of 2,500 nm
- CSS–X–3 (Donfeng), Chinese intermediate-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of 2,750–3,500 nm
- CSS–X–4 (Donfeng), Chinese intercontinental ballistic (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of up to 7,000 nm
- CVN, aircraft carrier, nuclear-powered
- CVV, aircraft carrier, vertical takeoff and landing
- CW, chemical weapon(s)
- CY, calendar year
- D, Democrat; deployment
- DAO, Defense Attache Office
- DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution
- DASD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
- DC, District of Columbia
- DCA, Defense Cooperation Agreement
- DCI, Director of Central Intelligence
- DCPA, Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
- D/DCI/NIO, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for National Intelligence Officers
- DDG, guided missile frigate
- DDRE, Director of Defense Research and Engineering
- DEFO, Defense Field Office
- DEPSECDEF, Deputy Secretary of Defense
- DIA, Defense Intelligence Agency
- DI/OSR, Directorate of Intelligence, Office of Strategic Research, Central Intelligence Agency
- DIPP, Defense Intelligence Projections for Planning
- DIRDIA, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
- DLGN, nuclear-powered guided missile frigate
- DOD, Department of Defense
- DOMP, Deep Ocean Mining Project
- DPPG, Defense Policy and Planning Guidance
- DPRC, Defense Program Review Committee
- DRP, Defense Review Panel
- DRPWG, Defense Review Panel Working Group
- DSARC, Defense System Acquisition Review Council
- ECCM, electronic counter-countermeasures
- ECM, electronic countermeasures
- ELINT, electronic intelligence
- EMT, equivalent megatonnage
- EO, Executive Order
- ERDA, Energy Research and Development Administration
- ESVN, Executive Secure Voice Network
- Ex–Im, Export-Import Bank
- F, Fahrenheit
- FAA, Foreign Assistance Act; Federal Aviation Administration
- FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- FBM, fleet ballistic missile
- FBS, forward based systems
- FCC, Federal Communications Commission
- FDAA, Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
- FEBA, forward edge of the battle area
- FFG, guided missile frigate
- FMS, foreign military sales
- FMSA, Foreign Military Sales Act
- FOI, follow-on interceptor
- FPA, Federal Preparedness Agency
- FRB, Federal Reserve Board
- FRC, Federal Records Center
- FRG, Federal Republic of Germany
- FSO, Foreign Service Officer
- ft, feet
- FY, fiscal year
- FYDP, Five-Year Defense Program
- GAO, General Accounting Office
- GB, nerve agent sarin
- GC, general civilian
- GCI, ground-controlled intercept system
- GIUK gap, a defensive line in the North Atlantic Ocean formed by bridging the gaps separating Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom
- GM, General Motors
- GNP, gross national product
- GOP, Republican Party
- GPF, general purpose forces
- GPS, Global Positioning System
- GSA, General Services Administration
- GSFG, Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
- GSP, General Strike Plan
- GVN, Government of (South) Vietnam
- H, Congressional Relations, Department of State
- HASC, House Armed Services Committee
- HEL, high-energy lasers
- HEW, Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- HGE, Hughes Glomar Explorer
- HR, House of Representatives
- HTGR, high temperature gas reactor
- HUD, Department of Housing and Urban Development
- ICBM, intercontinental ballistic missile
- ICRC, Interagency Contingency Review Committee
- IG, Interdepartmental Group(s)
- IGPMA, Interdepartmental Group for Politico-Military Affairs
- IIM, Interagency Intelligence Memorandum
- IL–28, Soviet Ilyushin jet bomber
- IMET, international military education and training
- Inc., incorporated
- INR, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State
- IOC, initial operational capability
- IR, intermediate range; Intelligence Report
- IRBM, intermediate range ballistic missile
- ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of Defense
- ISC, interagency steering committee
- IST, integrated systems tests
- JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
- JSBS, Joint Strategic Bomber Study
- JSOP, Joint Strategic Objectives Plan
- JSTPS, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff
- km, kilometer
- KT, kiloton
- L, Legal Adviser, Department of State
- LA, Los Angeles
- LAP, loading, assembling, and packing
- Limdis, Limited Distribution
- L/M, Assistant Legal Adviser for Management, Legal Adviser, Department of State
- LRA, long-range aviation
- LSD, landing ship, dock
- LTG, lieutenant general
- M, million; mobilization
- MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory Group
- MAP, Military Assistance Program
- MARV, maneuvering reentry vehicle
- MATADOR, code name for the second Hughes Glomar Explorer mission
- MBFR, mutual and balanced force reductions
- MC, Military Committee; Marine Corps
- MCA, Military Construction Authorization
- MFN, most favored nation
- MIRV, multiple independently targeted reentry vehicle
- MK, mark
- mm, millimeter
- MM, Minuteman
- MR, medium range
- MSPG, Materiel Support Planning Guidance
- MTT, mobile training team
- MX Missile, an experimental MIRVed ICBM under development by the United States
- NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- NCA, National Command Authorities
- NCO, noncommissioned officer
- NEA, Northeast Asia
- NFIB, National Foreign Intelligence Board
- NIC, National Intelligence Council
- NIE, National Intelligence Estimate
- NIO, National Intelligence Officer, Central Intelligence Agency
- NIO/SP, National Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs, Central Intelligence Agency
- NIPP, National Intelligence Projections for Planning
- NK, North Korea
- NM or nm, nautical mile
- NMCC, National Military Command Center
- NNTAP, National Nuclear Targeting and Attack Policy
- NOA, new obligational authority
- Nodis, No Distribution
- NPG, Nuclear Planning Group
- NPR, Naval Petroleum Reserve
- NPW, nuclear powered warship
- NRO, National Reconnaissance Office
- NSA, National Security Agency
- NSC, National Security Council
- NSCIC, National Security Council Intelligence Committee
- NSDM, National Security Decision Memorandum
- NSSM, National Security Study Memorandum
- NSTAP, National Strategic Targeting and Attack Policy
- NUWEP, nuclear weapon employment policy
- N.Y., New York
- OAG, Operations Advisory Group
- OASD, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
- OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- ODC, Office of Defense Cooperation
- OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OEP, Office of Emergency Preparedness
- OJCS, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- O/L, outlays
- O&M, operations and maintenance
- OMB, Office of Management and Budget
- ONE, Office of National Estimates
- OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OSD, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- OSD/ISA/DASD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
- OSR, Office of Strategic Research, Central Intelligence Agency
- OST, Office of Science and Technology
- OT&E, Operational Test and Evaluation
- OTP, Office of Telecommunications Policy
- PACOM, Pacific Command
- PCS, process control system
- PCZ, protected communications zone
- PDM, Program Decision Memorandum
- PDR, processing data rate
- P&E, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- PE, Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- PF, patrol frigate; police force; popular force
- PFIAB, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
- PL, Public Law
- PLA, People’s Liberation Army (PRC)
- PM, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PM/ISP, Office of International Security Policy, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PM/NPO, Office of Nuclear Policy and Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State
- PNE, Peaceful Nuclear Explosions
- POM, Program Objectives Memorandum
- PPBS, Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System
- PRC, People’s Republic of China
- PRM, protected radio modulation
- R, Republican
- R&D, research and development
- RDT&E, research, development, testing, and evaluation
- RF, reserve force; regional force
- RG, record group
- RISOP, Red Integrated Strategic Operations Plan
- ROC, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- ROK, Republic of (South) Korea
- RV, reentry vehicle; long-range seagoing rescue vessel
- RVN, Republic of (South) Vietnam
- S, Secret; Senate
- SA, Systems Analysis
- SAC, Strategic Air Command
- SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander, European Command
- SAL, strategic arms limitation
- SALT (II), Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty; strategic arms limitation talks
- SAM, surface-to-air missile
- SAPRC, Security Assistance Program Review Committee
- SCN, shipbuilding and conversion, Navy
- SEA, Southeast Asia
- SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
- Sec Def, Secretary of Defense
- SIOP, Single Integrated Operations Plan
- SLBM, submarine-launched ballistic missile
- SLEP, Service Life Extension Program
- SLOC, Sea Line of Communication
- SNIE, Special National Intelligence Estimate
- SOUTHCOM, Southern Command
- S/P, Policy Planning Staff
- S/PC, Planning and Coordination Staff
- SR, Strategic Research
- SRAM, short-range attack missile
- SRG, Senior Review Group
- SS–11, Soviet light ICBM and counterpart to U.S. Minuteman
- S/S, Executive Secretariat
- SSBN, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine
- S/S–I, Executive Secretariat, Information Management Section
- SSM, surface-to-surface missile
- SSN, nuclear-powered submarine
- STOL, short takeoff and landing
- SVN, South Vietnam
- T, Under Secretary for Security Assistance, Department of State
- TAFT, technical assistance field team
- TAT, technical assistance team
- TDY, temporary duty
- TNF, theater nuclear forces
- TOA, total obligational authority
- TOR, terms of reference
- TOW, tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile
- TRIDENT, SLBM equipped with MIRVs
- TS, Top Secret; telecommunications security
- TTB, threshold test ban
- TU–16, Soviet Tupelov twin-engine jet bomber
- TV, television
- U, unclassified; uranium
- UK, United Kingdom
- UN, United Nations
- UNGA, United Nations General Assembly
- UNREP, underway replenishment
- UPI, United Press International
- US, United States
- USA, United States Army
- USAF, United States Air Force
- USG, United States Government
- USGPO, United States Government Printing Office
- USIB, United States Intelligence Board
- USMC, United States Marine Corps
- USN, United States Navy
- USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- VP, Verification Panel; Vice President
- VSS, helicopter carrier
- V/STOL, vertical/short takeoff and landing
- VTA, military transport aviation
- WG, working group
- WPC, Warsaw Pact Countries
- WPI, Wholesale Price Index
- X, experimental