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Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner among 17 senators with concerns over the SALT II treaty design



Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner among 17 senators with concerns over the SALT II treaty design

Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner said on December 18, 1979 that seventeen other senators share their grave concern about SALT II but prefer to try to “improve” the pact in the coming senate debate rather than to defeat it. (UPI Photo/Frank Cancellare/Files)

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