THE 1970S 1969 1979
FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON
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the SALT Treaty
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the Halburton Treaty
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the Treaty of Versailles
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the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
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Detailed explanation-1: -In June 1979, Carter and Brezhnev met in Vienna and signed the SALT-II agreement. The treaty basically established numerical equality between the two nations in terms of nuclear weapons delivery systems. It also limited the number of MIRV missiles (missiles with multiple, independent nuclear warheads).
Detailed explanation-2: -Talk of a comprehensive strategic arms reduction continued, and the START Treaty was officially signed by US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev on 31 July 1991.
Detailed explanation-3: -The INF Treaty was a bilateral agreement between the US and USSR. It was the first treaty to reduce nuclear arms instead of creating an arms ceiling.
Detailed explanation-4: -Signed Dec. 8, 1987, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty required the United States and the Soviet Union to verifiably eliminate all ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5, 500 kilometers.