What did the United States and the Soviet Union agree to do under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) ?

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6 October, 07:41

What did the United States and the Soviet Union agree to do under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) ?

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Ismael Shelton · Answer 1

They agreed to stop making nuclear ballistic missiles and to reduce the number of anti-ballistic missiles in their arsenals ... However, did not reduce weapons such as MIRV's which were much more sophisticated weapons.

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In 1972, the United States and Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). They agreed to stop making nuclear ballistic missiles and to reduce the number of anti-ballistic missiles in their arsenals ... However, did not reduce weapons such as MIRV's which were much more sophisticated weapons.