may 26, 1972 - SALT I
Description:
-Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement
-only 100 ABM systems allowed on each side
-number of ICBMs + SLBMs limited; USSR allowed more ICBMs as USA had more power in other areas (e.g. strategic bombers)
-pledge to "do their utmost to avoid military confrontation" + "exercise restraint" in international relations
-limitations: didn't cover all types of nuclear weapon (e.g. MIRVs), so it didn't stop the arms race
-lasted 5 years (SALT II talks from Nov. 1972)
-USSR thought SALT I would save money on expensive arms race
Added to timeline:
IB History: Détente + Rapprochement (Cold War)
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