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Acronyms
Pages 275-278

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... The complex of activities - involved in the detection, identification, tracking, and destruction of hostile submarines. BMD Ballistic Missile Defense.
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From page 276...
... A treaty initially signed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union in 1963 to prohibit the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, in space, and underwater. Mutual Assured Destruction.
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... A directive of the Carter Administration formalizing the doctrine of countervailing strategy, which emphasized the importance of flexible options and survivable command and control to assure deterrence against a wide range of threats. Peaceful Nuclear Explosion.
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... Negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated in 1982 by the Reagan Administration to seek substantial reductions in strategic nuclear weapons. Threshold Test Ban.
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