SALT I froze deployment of two types of missiles.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks / Treaty
The first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I), signed in 1972 between the United States and the Soviet Union, resulted in a freeze on the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) for both superpowers. It established limits on missile deployment and introduced a framework for future arms control negotiations. SALT I represented a significant step in reducing Cold War tensions and laid the groundwork for subsequent arms control agreements. However, it did not reduce the overall number of nuclear weapons, as it primarily focused on limiting the growth of missile systems.
The first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I), signed in 1972, resulted in a freeze on the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers for both the United States and the Soviet Union. It established limitations on nuclear arsenals, particularly focusing on intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). SALT I marked a significant step in U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold War, paving the way for future arms control agreements. The treaty set a framework for ongoing negotiations but did not reduce the total number of nuclear weapons.
The clearest precedent for the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) of the 1970s was the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) signed in 1968. The NPT established a framework for the control and limitation of nuclear weapons and paved the way for negotiations on nuclear disarmament and arms control. It provided a model for the superpowers to engage in discussions and seek agreements to prevent an arms race and reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.
SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
SALT, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, was the agreement signed by the US and USSR to limit the production of nuclear weapons.
The US had signed several nuclear treaties throughout much of the Cold War. These include the 1963 Limited Test Ban Treaty, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the 1972 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I ABM treaty, the 1972 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty I Interim Agreement, the 1979 Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II, the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the 1993 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II, and the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
Leonid Brezhnev signed SALT I with Richard Nixon in 1972.
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.
the SALT treaty. ( Strategic Arms limitation Treaty )
SALT I froze deployment of two types of missiles.
SALT I froze deployment of two types of missiles.
SALT I froze deployment of two types of missiles.
The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks / Treaty
The US and the Societs had two discussions called the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, SALT I and SALT II. START I and II, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, limited the production of nuclear weapons.