Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Détente
Détente
Policy of reducing tensions between superpowers during Cold War
SALT I (1972) composition
SALT I (1972) composition
ABM Treaty & Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms
ABM Treaty limits per side
ABM Treaty limits per side
Two fields of ABMs, max 100 missiles each
Nuclear parity significance
Nuclear parity significance
USA accepted equal nuclear status with USSR, ending dominance
Basic Principles legal status
Basic Principles legal status
No legal status; depended on both sides abiding by guidelines
Vladivostok Summit (1974) ceiling
Vladivostok Summit (1974) ceiling
2400 each for ICBMs, SLBMs & heavy bombers
Carter's March 1977 proposals
Carter's March 1977 proposals
Reduced Vladivostok levels; Brezhnev rejected as disproportionate
SALT II signed when & where
SALT II signed when & where
June 1979, Vienna Summit
Soviet leader during SALT negotiations
Soviet leader during SALT negotiations
Brezhnev
Interim Agreement duration
Interim Agreement duration
Five years (due to expire 1977)