| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DRAFT | The S. S. S.'s problem. |
| DRAFTED | Called by the S. S. S. |
| SOVIET | The first "S" in U. S. S. R. |
| SELF | The first "S" in S.A.S.E. |
| SOV | The first "S" in S.S.R.: Abbr. |
| DAVIES | Former U. S. Ambassador to the U.S.S.R. |
| SALTI | Treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. |
| ABMS | Subjects of a '72 agreement between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. |
| builddown | process for reducing armaments, esp. the number of nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., by eliminating several older weapons for each new one that is deployed |
