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Acronymns and Abbreviations, CONTINUED<br />

NSI nuclear surety inspection<br />

NSS National Stockpile Site<br />

NWC Nuclear Weapons <strong>Council</strong><br />

NWCSSC Nuclear Weapons <strong>Council</strong> Standing and Safety Committee<br />

NWS Naval Weapons Station<br />

OSD Office of the Secretary of <strong>Defense</strong><br />

OSS Operational Storage Site<br />

QRA quick reaction alert<br />

RAF Royal Air Force<br />

RN Royal Navy<br />

RVSN Strategic Rocket Forces<br />

SAC Strategic Air Command<br />

SLBM submarine-launched ballistic missile<br />

SLCM sea-launched cruise missile<br />

SRAM short-range attack missile<br />

SSB ballistic missile submarine<br />

SSBN nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine<br />

SSGN nuclear powered cruise missile submarine<br />

SSN nuclear powered attack submarine<br />

SSPO Strategic Systems Projects Office<br />

START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty<br />

STRATCOM Strategic Command<br />

SV Russian Army (Ground Forces)<br />

SWFLANT Strategic Weapons Facility Atlantic<br />

SWFPAC Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific<br />

TAA tactical air army (Russia)<br />

TAC Tactical Air Command<br />

TFW Tactical Fighter Wing<br />

TN Thermonuclear warhead, designation (France)<br />

TUSEG The U.S. Engineering Group<br />

TUSLOG The U.S. Logistics Group<br />

USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe<br />

USD (A&T) Under Secretary of <strong>Defense</strong> (Acquisitions & Technology)<br />

VMF Russian Navy<br />

VPVO Troops of Air <strong>Defense</strong><br />

VVS Air Forces<br />

WSA Weapon Storage Area<br />

WS3 Weapon Storage and Security System<br />

Worldwide Nuclear Deployments 1998 91

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