SALT II

SALT II was a second round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks from 1972-1979 between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which sought to curtail the manufacture of strategic nuclear weapons. It was a continuation of progress made during the SALT I talks.

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An agreement to limit strategic launchers was reached in Vienna on June 18, 1979, and was signed by Leonid Brezhnev and President Jimmy Carter. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and the treaty was never formally ratified by the United States Senate, but its terms were honored by both sides.

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Subsequent discussions took place under Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: SALT I 1969-1972SALT II 1972-1979...

1972: 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday....

1979: This page refers to the year 1979. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song)....

SALT II related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cars Of Salt II	Salt House II	Salt and Pepper II	II
Salt	Salt	Salt Slabs (Halite)	Nu II
Salt Water Bath	Bacon Salt	Salt Marsh Dinghy	Red II