Attempts to reduce tension Flashcards
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What is SALT 1?
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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty 1972
2
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SALT 1 1972
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- No further production of strategic ballistic weapons
- No increase in number of intercontinental ballistic weapons
- No new nuclear missile launchers
- The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
3
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How effective was Salt 1
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- Slowed down the Arms race
- Led to further negotiations that culminated in the Salt 2 Treaty in 1979
- Did not cover intermediate nuclear weapons
4
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Helsinki Conference 1975
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- Signed in Helsinki, Finland by all European Countries except Albania and Andorra as well as USA, USSR and Canada
- Agreed on security issues, cooperation, human rights and borders
5
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The importance of Helinski
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- Helped USA and USSR form a stable relationship
- Represented the high point of detente
6
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Limits to Helsinki
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- The Soviet-Union continued apply the Brezhnev Doctrine
- The USA continued to prioritise it’s interests in countries it can influence
7
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SALT 2
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- Brezhnev and Jimmy Carter signed it
- Each superpower limited to 2250 warheads
- Imposed limits on new launch systems
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Why SALT 2 failed?
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- Some less West German politicians said that the USA would be less likely to use nuclear weapons to protect them
- Relations soured after Afghanistan and the US Senaye never approved the treaty
9
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Reagen and the ‘Evil Empire’
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- Detente failed
- Kick-started the arms race again
- Described the Soviet Union as an ‘Evil Empire’
- Poured more money into developing new missile technology
10
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Crisis in Soviet Union
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- Economy in a bad place
- Living standards were extremely low
- Could not keep competing with USA
11
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The significance of Gorbachev and Reagan’s changing attitudes
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- Represented an easing of Cold War tensions
- Led to greater cooperation
- Led to arms control agreements, the INF Treaty and START 1
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Reykjavik 1986
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- Reagan and Gorbachev said they would work to decrease the number of nuclear weapons
- Gorby wanted and end to Reagen’s “Star Wars” but Reagan didn’t agree
