Brezhnev Foreign Flashcards
Who signed SALT 1 in 1972?
Brezhnev and Nixon
What does SALT 1 limit regarding ABMs?
ABMs are only allowed at two sites with each site containing no more than 10 missiles.
What did SALT 1 place limits on?
The number of missiles that could be produced and the number of nuclear submarines allowed.
What does Mason argue about SALT 1?
SALT 1 marked the start in the deescalation of tensions between the two countries.
What did the Helsinki Agreement (1975) recognize?
The current border of European nations.
What basic agreement was made in the Helsinki Agreement?
Agreed on basic human rights.
Why was the Helsinki Agreement important to the West?
They had doubts about the standard of human rights in the USSR and Eastern Europe.
What was the goal of SALT 2 (1979)?
To reduce the nuclear capabilities of both superpowers.
What did SALT 2 reduce the number of nuclear payload vehicles to?
2250.
What did SALT 2 ban?
All missiles 5% better than the ones at the time.
What did SALT 2 limit regarding ICBMs?
The production of ICBMs.
What did SALT 2 not prohibit?
The development and use of trident missiles which were able to deliver multiple nuclear payloads from submarines.
What percentage of the GDP was spent on the military?
20%.
What characterized the arms race between 1964-1968?
High spending.
What happened in Afghanistan in 1979?
15,000 dead and 50,000 injured.
How was the Afghanistan conflict characterized?
Massively unsuccessful.
