SALT II (jan 1, 1972 – jan 1, 1979)
Description:
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty agreement between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and American president Jimmy Carter. Despite an accord to limit weapons between the two leaders, the agreement was ultimately scuttled in the U.S. Senate following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1972
jan 1, 1979
~ 7 years