Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume
XXXV, National Security Policy, 1973–1976
Abbreviations and Terms
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AAW, anti-air warfare
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ABM, anti-ballistic missile;
anti-ballistic missile defense system
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ACDA, Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency
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AEC, Atomic Energy Commission
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AF, Air Force
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AFB, Air Force Base
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AFL, American Federation of
Labor
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AFL–CIO, American Federation of
Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AGI, intelligence collecting
vessel
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AGS, hydrographic survey
vessel
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AID, Agency for International
Development
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ALCM, air-launched cruise
missile
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ALCOM, Alaskan Command
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ANIO/SP, Assistant National
Intelligence Officer for Strategic Programs, Central Intelligence
Agency
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ARCS, acquisition radar and control
system
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ARM, anti-radiation missile
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ARVN, Army of the Republic of
(South) Vietnam
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ASAT, anti-satellite
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ASD, Assistant Secretary of
Defense
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ASD (I), Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Intelligence
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ASD (SA), Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Systems Analysis
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ASEAN, Association of Southeast
Asian Nations
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ASM, air-to-surface missile
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ASW, anti-submarine warfare
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ATA, seagoing auxiliary tug
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ATA/R, seagoing auxiliary/rescue
tug
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ATF, seagoing fleet tug
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AT&T, American Telephone and
Telegraph Corporation
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AVF, all-volunteer armed force
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AWACS, airborne warning and control
system
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AZORIAN, code name for the first
Hughes Glomar Explorer mission
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B, billion
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BACKFIRE, Soviet long-range
bomber
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B–1, four-engine, variable-sweep wing,
supersonic strategic bomber (USAF)
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BW, biological weapon(s)
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C, classified;
confidential; Counselor of the Department
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C3
,
command, control, and communications
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C3S,
command, control, communications, and surveillance systems
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CAIG, Cost Analysis Improvement
Group
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CAS, Close Air Support
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CBR,
chemical-biological-radiological
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CBS, Columbia Broadcasting
System
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CCC, command, control, and
communications
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CCD, United Nations Conference of the
Committee on Disarmament
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CCP, Chinese Communist Party
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CD, civil defense
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CEA, Council of Economic
Advisers
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CEP, Council on Economic Policy;
circular error probability
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CFI, Committee on Foreign
Intelligence
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CIA, Central Intelligence
Agency
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CIEP, Council on International
Economic Policy
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CIEPDM, Council on International
Economic Policy Decision Memorandum
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CIEPSM, Council on International
Economic Policy Study Memorandum
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CINCEUR, Commander in Chief,
European Command
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CINCPACFLT, Commander in
Chief, Pacific Fleet
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CINCSAC, Commander in Chief,
Strategic Air Command
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CJCS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff
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C–NSI, Confidential—National
Security Information
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CNO, Chief of Naval Operations
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Co., corporation
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COLC, Cost of Living Council
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COMINT, communications
intelligence
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CONAD, Continental Air Defense
Command
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CONUS, continental United
States
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CQ, command, control, and
communications
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CRA, continuing resolution
authority
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CRAF, Civil Reserve Air Fleet
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crypto, cryptographic
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CSGN, nuclear-powered strike
cruiser
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CSS–1 (Donfeng 2), Chinese
medium-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of 1,250
nm
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CSS–2 (Donfeng 3), Chinese
intermediate-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of
2,500 nm
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CSS–X–3 (Donfeng), Chinese
intermediate-range (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a range of
2,750–3,500 nm
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CSS–X–4 (Donfeng), Chinese
intercontinental ballistic (surface-to-surface) ballistic missile with a
range of up to 7,000 nm
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CVN, aircraft carrier,
nuclear-powered
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CVV, aircraft carrier, vertical
takeoff and landing
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CW, chemical weapon(s)
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CY, calendar year
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D, Democrat; deployment
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DAO, Defense Attache Office
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DAR, Daughters of the American
Revolution
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DASD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense
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DC, District of Columbia
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DCA, Defense Cooperation
Agreement
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DCI, Director of Central
Intelligence
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DCPA, Defense Civil Preparedness
Agency
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D/DCI/NIO, Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence for National Intelligence Officers
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DDG, guided missile frigate
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DDRE, Director of Defense Research
and Engineering
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DEFO, Defense Field Office
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DEPSECDEF, Deputy Secretary of
Defense
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DIA, Defense Intelligence
Agency
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DI/OSR, Directorate of
Intelligence, Office of Strategic Research, Central Intelligence
Agency
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DIPP, Defense Intelligence
Projections for Planning
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DIRDIA, Director, Defense
Intelligence Agency
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DLGN, nuclear-powered guided missile
frigate
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DOD, Department of Defense
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DOMP, Deep Ocean Mining
Project
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DPPG, Defense Policy and Planning
Guidance
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DPRC, Defense Program Review
Committee
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DRP, Defense Review Panel
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DRPWG, Defense Review Panel Working
Group
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DSARC, Defense System Acquisition
Review Council
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ECCM, electronic
counter-countermeasures
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ECM, electronic
countermeasures
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ELINT, electronic
intelligence
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EMT, equivalent megatonnage
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EO, Executive Order
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ERDA, Energy Research and
Development Administration
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ESVN, Executive Secure Voice
Network
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Ex–Im, Export-Import Bank
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F, Fahrenheit
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FAA, Foreign Assistance Act; Federal
Aviation Administration
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FBI, Federal Bureau of
Investigation
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FBM, fleet ballistic missile
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FBS, forward based systems
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FCC, Federal Communications
Commission
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FDAA, Federal Disaster Assistance
Administration
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FEBA, forward edge of the battle
area
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FFG, guided missile frigate
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FMS, foreign military sales
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FMSA, Foreign Military Sales
Act
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FOI, follow-on interceptor
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FPA, Federal Preparedness
Agency
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FRB, Federal Reserve Board
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FRC, Federal Records Center
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FRG, Federal Republic of
Germany
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FSO, Foreign Service Officer
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ft, feet
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FY, fiscal year
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FYDP, Five-Year Defense
Program
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GAO, General Accounting Office
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GB, nerve agent sarin
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GC, general civilian
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GCI, ground-controlled intercept
system
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GIUK gap, a defensive line in the
North Atlantic Ocean formed by bridging the gaps separating Greenland,
Iceland, and the United Kingdom
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GM, General Motors
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GNP, gross national product
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GOP, Republican Party
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GPF, general purpose forces
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GPS, Global Positioning System
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GSA, General Services
Administration
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GSFG, Group of Soviet Forces in
Germany
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GSP, General Strike Plan
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GVN, Government of (South)
Vietnam
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H, Congressional
Relations, Department of State
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HASC, House Armed Services
Committee
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HEL, high-energy lasers
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HEW, Department of Health, Education
and Welfare
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HGE,
Hughes Glomar Explorer
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HR, House of Representatives
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HTGR, high temperature gas
reactor
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HUD, Department of Housing and Urban
Development
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ICBM, intercontinental ballistic
missile
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ICRC, Interagency Contingency Review
Committee
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IG, Interdepartmental Group(s)
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IGPMA, Interdepartmental Group for
Politico-Military Affairs
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IIM, Interagency Intelligence
Memorandum
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IL–28, Soviet Ilyushin jet
bomber
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IMET, international military
education and training
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Inc., incorporated
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INR, Bureau of Intelligence and
Research, Department of State
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IOC, initial operational
capability
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IR, intermediate range; Intelligence
Report
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IRBM, intermediate range ballistic
missile
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ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Department of
Defense
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ISC, interagency steering
committee
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IST, integrated systems tests
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JCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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JSBS, Joint Strategic Bomber
Study
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JSOP, Joint Strategic Objectives
Plan
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JSTPS, Joint Strategic Target
Planning Staff
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km, kilometer
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KT, kiloton
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L, Legal Adviser,
Department of State
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LA, Los Angeles
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LAP, loading, assembling, and
packing
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Limdis, Limited
Distribution
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L/M, Assistant Legal Adviser for
Management, Legal Adviser, Department of State
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LRA, long-range aviation
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LSD, landing ship, dock
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LTG, lieutenant general
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M, million;
mobilization
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MAAG, Military Assistance Advisory
Group
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MAP, Military Assistance
Program
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MARV, maneuvering reentry
vehicle
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MATADOR, code name for the second
Hughes Glomar Explorer mission
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MBFR, mutual and balanced force
reductions
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MC, Military Committee; Marine
Corps
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MCA, Military Construction
Authorization
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MFN, most favored nation
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MIRV, multiple independently
targeted reentry vehicle
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MK, mark
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mm, millimeter
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MM, Minuteman
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MR, medium range
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MSPG, Materiel Support Planning
Guidance
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MTT, mobile training team
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MX Missile, an experimental
MIRVed ICBM under development by the United States
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NATO, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
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NCA, National Command
Authorities
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NCO, noncommissioned officer
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NEA, Northeast Asia
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NFIB, National Foreign Intelligence
Board
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NIC, National Intelligence
Council
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NIE, National Intelligence
Estimate
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NIO, National Intelligence Officer,
Central Intelligence Agency
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NIO/SP, National Intelligence
Officer for Strategic Programs, Central Intelligence Agency
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NIPP, National Intelligence
Projections for Planning
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NK, North Korea
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NM or nm,
nautical mile
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NMCC, National Military Command
Center
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NNTAP, National Nuclear Targeting
and Attack Policy
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NOA, new obligational
authority
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Nodis, No Distribution
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NPG, Nuclear Planning Group
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NPR, Naval Petroleum Reserve
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NPW, nuclear powered warship
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NRO, National Reconnaissance
Office
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NSA, National Security Agency
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NSC, National Security Council
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NSCIC, National Security Council
Intelligence Committee
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NSDM, National Security Decision
Memorandum
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NSSM, National Security Study
Memorandum
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NSTAP, National Strategic Targeting
and Attack Policy
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NUWEP, nuclear weapon employment
policy
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N.Y., New York
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OAG, Operations Advisory Group
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OASD, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense
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OASD/ISA, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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ODC, Office of Defense
Cooperation
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OECD, Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
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OEP, Office of Emergency
Preparedness
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OJCS, Office of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
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O/L, outlays
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O&M, operations and
maintenance
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OMB, Office of Management and
Budget
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ONE, Office of National
Estimates
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OPEC, Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries
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OSD, Office of the Secretary of
Defense
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OSD/ISA/DASD, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
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OSR, Office of Strategic Research,
Central Intelligence Agency
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OST, Office of Science and
Technology
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OT&E, Operational Test and
Evaluation
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OTP, Office of Telecommunications
Policy
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PACOM, Pacific Command
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PCS, process control system
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PCZ, protected communications
zone
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PDM, Program Decision
Memorandum
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PDR, processing data rate
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P&E, Program Analysis and
Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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PE, Planning and Evaluation, Office of
the Secretary of Defense
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PF, patrol frigate; police force;
popular force
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PFIAB, President’s Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board
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PL, Public Law
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PLA, People’s Liberation Army
(PRC)
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PM, Bureau of Politico-Military
Affairs, Department of State
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PM/ISP, Office of International
Security Policy, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PM/NPO, Office of Nuclear Policy
and Operations, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of
State
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PNE, Peaceful Nuclear
Explosions
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POM, Program Objectives
Memorandum
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PPBS, Planning, Programming, and
Budgeting System
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PRC, People’s Republic of
China
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PRM, protected radio
modulation
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R, Republican
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R&D, research and
development
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RDT&E, research, development,
testing, and evaluation
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RF, reserve force; regional
force
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RG, record group
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RISOP, Red Integrated Strategic
Operations Plan
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ROC, Republic of China
(Taiwan)
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ROK, Republic of (South) Korea
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RV, reentry vehicle; long-range
seagoing rescue vessel
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RVN, Republic of (South)
Vietnam
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S, Secret; Senate
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SA, Systems Analysis
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SAC, Strategic Air Command
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SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander,
European Command
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SAL, strategic arms limitation
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SALT (II), Strategic Arms
Limitation Treaty; strategic arms limitation talks
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SAM, surface-to-air missile
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SAPRC, Security Assistance Program
Review Committee
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SCN, shipbuilding and conversion,
Navy
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SEA, Southeast Asia
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SEATO, Southeast Asia Treaty
Organization
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Sec Def, Secretary of
Defense
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SIOP, Single Integrated Operations
Plan
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SLBM, submarine-launched ballistic
missile
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SLEP, Service Life Extension
Program
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SLOC, Sea Line of
Communication
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SNIE, Special National Intelligence
Estimate
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SOUTHCOM, Southern
Command
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S/P, Policy Planning Staff
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S/PC, Planning and Coordination
Staff
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SR, Strategic Research
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SRAM, short-range attack
missile
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SRG, Senior Review Group
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SS–11, Soviet light ICBM and
counterpart to U.S. Minuteman
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S/S, Executive Secretariat
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SSBN, nuclear-powered ballistic
missile submarine
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S/S–I, Executive Secretariat,
Information Management Section
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SSM, surface-to-surface
missile
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SSN, nuclear-powered submarine
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STOL, short takeoff and
landing
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SVN, South Vietnam
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T, Under Secretary for Security
Assistance, Department of State
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TAFT, technical assistance field
team
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TAT, technical assistance team
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TDY, temporary duty
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TNF, theater nuclear forces
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TOA, total obligational
authority
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TOR, terms of reference
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TOW, tube-launched,
optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile
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TRIDENT, SLBM equipped with
MIRVs
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TS, Top Secret; telecommunications
security
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TTB, threshold test ban
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TU–16, Soviet Tupelov twin-engine
jet bomber
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TV, television
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U, unclassified;
uranium
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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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UNREP, underway
replenishment
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UPI, United Press
International
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US, United States
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USA, United States Army
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USAF, United States Air Force
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USG, United States Government
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USGPO, United States Government
Printing Office
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USIB, United States Intelligence
Board
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USMC, United States Marine
Corps
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USN, United States Navy
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USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics
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VP, Verification Panel; Vice
President
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VSS, helicopter carrier
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V/STOL, vertical/short takeoff and
landing
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VTA, military transport
aviation
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WG, working group
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WPC, Warsaw Pact Countries
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WPI, Wholesale Price Index
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X, experimental