SALT I

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SALT I was a landmark 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited strategic ballistic missile systems and marked a major step in easing Cold War tensions.

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SALT I canonical 8

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty
arms control agreement
aimedTo limit strategic nuclear weapons
reduce risk of nuclear war
stabilize U.S.–Soviet strategic balance
allowedModernizationOfExistingMissiles yes
allowedNumberOfABMSitesPerSide 2
category international security treaty
nuclear weapons policy
considered major step in détente
context Cold War
countrySignatory Soviet Union
United States
effectOnRelations eased U.S.–Soviet tensions
enteredIntoForce 1972-10-03
expiration 1977-10-03
followedBy SALT II
frozeNumberOfExistingICBMLaunchers yes
fullName Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I
includes Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms
language English
Russian
laterReducedABMSitesPerSideTo 1
limitedNewICBMLaunchers yes
limitedSLBMLaunchers yes
limitedSystemType anti-ballistic missile systems
intercontinental ballistic missiles
submarine-launched ballistic missiles
negotiatedBy Soviet delegation
linked to: Soviet government

United States delegation
negotiationLocation Helsinki
Vienna
negotiationStartYear 1969
precededBy nuclear arms race
primaryFocus limitation of strategic ballistic missile systems
prohibitedNationwideABMDefense yes
signedBy Leonid Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
signedInCity Moscow
signedInCountry Soviet Union
signedOn 1972-05-26
SovietABMSiteLocation around Moscow
SovietLeaderDuringNegotiation Leonid Brezhnev
USABMSiteLocation Grand Forks, North Dakota
USNationalSecurityAdvisorInvolved Henry Kissinger
linked to: Henry A. Kissinger
USPresidentDuringNegotiation Richard Nixon
verificationMethod national technical means of verification

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Referenced by (8)

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SALT II follows SALT I
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks hasPart SALT I
Détente hasKeyAgreement SALT I
subject linked to: Detente
START I predecessor SALT I
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks hasPart SALT I
subject linked to: SALT