United States and Soviet Union Sign SALT II Agreement
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Geneva
- Date: June 18, 1979
Article abstract: The United States and the Soviet Union signed an agreement which, for the first time, limited the numbers of certain kinds of strategic nuclear weapons: the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II.
Decade of Negotiations
After the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1963 brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of war, many Americans became convinced that their government and the Soviets should agree to limit nuclear weapons. The Partial Test Ban Treaty and the Hot Line agreement were signed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy and...
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