nov 17, 1969 - SALT 1 started
Description:
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s successor, Richard Nixon, believed in SALT (strategic arms limitations talks). The formal SALT talks began in Helsinki, Finland. For the first time during the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union had agreed to limit the number of nuclear missiles in their arsenals.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 17, 1969
Now
~ 54 years ago
