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REAGAN SAID he doesn't feel bound any longer by the SALT II arms treaty.</br></br>The president, citing what he called widespread Soviet violations of the unratified arms pact, said the U.S. "must base decisions regarding its strategic force structure on the nature and magnitude of the threat posed by Soviet strategic forces." At the same time, Reagan announced that the U.S. will dismantle two Poseidon class nuclear submarines. A White House spokesman said that decision, which keeps the U.S. in technical compliance with SALT II, was based on cost considerations.</br></br>The compliance issue is likely to rise again this year when the U.S. is projected to break the limit on multiple-warhead missile launchers and B-52 bombers equipped with cruise missiles.</br></br>---</br></br>AFRICA ASKED industrial nations for at least $80 billion in aid and debt relief.