1 janv. 1972 - SALT 1 Agreement

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|1972|

- This agreement was the result of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) which began in 1969.
- The agreement limited the amount of ICBM's and ABM's (Anti-Ballistic Missiles) on both sides.
- The treaty was very significant because it shows clear recognition of the need to protect the nuclear balance by ensuring that neither side could consider itself immune to the MAD theory.
- Each side was allowed to use spy satellites to check the other was complying
- However the agreement did not reduce existing stocks of nuclear weapons and their was no restriction on the amount of MIRV's (A missile with multiple warheads independantly targeted)

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