SALT II
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SALT II was a 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that sought to cap and regulate their nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SALT II canonical | 13 |
| SALT II Treaty | 5 |
| SALT II negotiations | 5 |
| SALT II (1979) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SALT II Context triple: [Cold War, hasSignificantEvent, SALT II]
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A.
SALT I
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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B.
Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
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C.
Powell–Hyde line
The Powell–Hyde line is one of San Francisco’s iconic cable car routes, running from downtown near Union Square over Nob Hill to the waterfront at Fisherman’s Wharf.
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D.
Yalta
Yalta is a resort city on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula, historically notable as the site of the 1945 meeting between Allied leaders during World War II.
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E.
TNT
TNT is an American cable television network known for airing sports, movies, and original drama programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SALT II Target entity description: SALT II was a 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that sought to cap and regulate their nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.
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A.
SALT I
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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B.
Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
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C.
Powell–Hyde line
The Powell–Hyde line is one of San Francisco’s iconic cable car routes, running from downtown near Union Square over Nob Hill to the waterfront at Fisherman’s Wharf.
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D.
Yalta
Yalta is a resort city on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula, historically notable as the site of the 1945 meeting between Allied leaders during World War II.
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E.
TNT
TNT is an American cable television network known for airing sports, movies, and original drama programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War agreement
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arms control treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
enhance strategic stability
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limit strategic offensive nuclear weapons ⓘ reduce risk of nuclear war ⓘ regulate growth of nuclear arsenals ⓘ |
| category | nuclear arms control ⓘ |
| context | Cold War ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Soviet Union
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| enteredIntoForce | never formally entered into force ⓘ |
| follows | SALT I ⓘ |
| fullName |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II
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linked to:
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
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| introducedConcept |
limits on MIRVed ICBMs and SLBMs
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numerical ceilings on strategic delivery vehicles ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| limitedNumber |
MIRVed ballistic missiles
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strategic nuclear delivery vehicles ⓘ |
| limitedSystemType |
MIRVed missiles
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heavy bombers ⓘ intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| negotiatingBodies | U.S. and Soviet delegations in Geneva and Vienna ⓘ |
| negotiationStartYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| observance | largely observed by both sides ⓘ |
| predecessorAgreement | SALT I Interim Agreement ⓘ |
| primaryParties |
United States and Soviet Union
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Soviet Union relations
|
| prohibited |
increasing number of MIRVed missiles beyond agreed limits
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new types of ICBM launchers ⓘ |
| reasonForUSNonRatification |
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
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linked to:
Soviet–Afghan War
|
| relatedDoctrine | mutual assured destruction ⓘ |
| shortName | SALT II ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Jimmy Carter
ⓘ
Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ |
| signedIn | Vienna ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1979-06-18 ⓘ |
| SovietLeaderAtSigning | Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ |
| statusInSovietUnion | ratified by Supreme Soviet ⓘ |
| statusInUnitedStates | never ratified by U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | strategic offensive arms ⓘ |
| successorProcess | START negotiations ⓘ |
| USComplianceEnded | 1986 ⓘ |
| USPresidentAtSigning | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| USPresidentEndingCompliance | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| verificationMethod | national technical means ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SALT II Description of subject: SALT II was a 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that sought to cap and regulate their nuclear arsenals during the Cold War.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
subject linked to:
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
linked to: SALT II
subject linked to:
“Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President”
linked to: SALT II
subject linked to:
Detente
linked to: SALT II
linked to: SALT II
linked to: SALT II
linked to: SALT II
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977–1981
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focusesOn
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SALT II negotiations
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linked to: SALT II
subject linked to:
UR-100 ICBM
linked to: SALT II
linked to: SALT II
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