Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) I and II 1972, 1974
*Talks began in 1969, between US and USSR
*By 1972 the first SALT treaty (SALT I) agreed that both countries would limit their number of ICBMs
*SALT II, 1979, intended to accomplish nuclear parity
*SALT II got interrupted by the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
*1980 Ronald Reagan became President and ended detente
*By 1972 the first SALT treaty (SALT I) agreed that both countries would limit their number of ICBMs
*SALT II, 1979, intended to accomplish nuclear parity
*SALT II got interrupted by the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
*1980 Ronald Reagan became President and ended detente
Summary
The SALT talks were very important and helped limit the Nuclear weapons that countries were producing and testing.