SALT II pledged the nations to limit nuclear arms production.
The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
détente
SALT, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, was the agreement signed by the US and USSR to limit the production of nuclear weapons.
Nixon negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) that would slow the increase in the number of ballistic missiles in the arsenals of the US and USSR. It was signed by President Ford in 1974 and Salt II by Jimmy Carter in 1979. SALT was later superceded by START under President Reagan, which sought to actively decrease the strategic weapons on both sides. START I and START II were signed by President George H. Bush.
Leonid Brezhnev signed SALT I with Richard Nixon in 1972.
The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
SALT talks
SALT talks
détente
SALT, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, was the agreement signed by the US and USSR to limit the production of nuclear weapons.
Nixon negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) that would slow the increase in the number of ballistic missiles in the arsenals of the US and USSR. It was signed by President Ford in 1974 and Salt II by Jimmy Carter in 1979. SALT was later superceded by START under President Reagan, which sought to actively decrease the strategic weapons on both sides. START I and START II were signed by President George H. Bush.
Leonid Brezhnev signed SALT I with Richard Nixon in 1972.
The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles.
détente. (defined: the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations))
SALT II was a treatise between USA and USSR never ratified by USA.
The United States decided against ratifying SALT II after the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.
Charles R. Gellner has written: 'SALT negotiations' -- subject(s): Foreign relations, Nuclear arms control, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 'The new interpretation of the ABM treaty, salient issues' -- subject(s): Antimissile missiles, Ballistic missile defenses, Military policy, Soviet Union, Soviet Union. 1972 May 26 (ABM), Strategic Defense Initiative 'SALT II treaty' -- subject(s): Arms control, Nuclear disarmament, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks