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SALT

noun [U]
 
 
/sɒlt/ US  /sɑːlt/

Definition

abbreviation for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: a series of discussions between the US and the USSR that took place from 1969 to 1979 and aimed to limit the number of nuclear weaponsInternational politics and government
(Definition of SALT noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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