Antiballistic Missile Treaty: Meaning and Definition of

An'tiballis'tic Mis'sile Trea"ty

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  1. an agreement between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., signed May 26, 1972, limiting the number of ABM deployment areas, launchers, and interceptors.
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