THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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led to a large number of nuclear weapons being removed
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stopped both sides from making any new nuclear weapons
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decreased the number of weapons being made
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ended the Cold War
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Detailed explanation-1: -After a period of negotiations, the first treaty, known as SALT I, was signed on May 26, 1972. By signing SALT I, the US and the USSR agreed to a limited number of ballistic missiles, as well as a limited number of missile deployment sites.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fifty years ago, on Nov. 17, 1969, the United States and the Soviet Union launched the first-ever Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) in Helsinki, Finland.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the terms of the treaty required both countries to limit the number of deployment sites protected by an anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system to one each. The idea of that system was to prevent a competition in ABM deployment between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Strategic Arms Reductions Treaties, known as START I and START II, were agreements to reduce the number of long-range nuclear weapons in the United States and the former Soviet Union.