SALT

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Other forms: SALTS

Definitions of SALT
  1. noun
    negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
    synonyms: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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    example of:
    diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
    negotiation between nations
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