SALT 1

Question 1

When was SALT 1?

Answer 1

May 1972

Question 2

What did SALT stand for?

Answer 2

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

Question 3

Why was SALT 1 significant?

Answer 3

First step in reducing nuclear arms

Question 4

What were the limitations of SALT 1? (2)

Answer 4

• No limits on strategic bombers

- No restrictions on developing new weapons

Question 5

What was agreed in SALT 1? (3)

Answer 5

• Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty - only two sites with 100 missiles
• Each side was allowed to use satellites to check that the other side was not breaking the limits
• Interim agreement of offensive arms - imposed a five-year freeze on ICBM’s

Question 6

Where was the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty agreed?

Answer 6

SALT 1

Question 7

What was the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty?

Answer 7

Agreed that both sides can only have two sites with 100 missiles

Question 8

Where was the Interim agreement of offensive arms agreed?

Answer 8

SALT 1

Question 9

What was the Interim agreement of offensive arms?

Answer 9

Imposed a five year freeze on ICBM’s

Question 10

How was the optimism on 1972 put to the test?

Answer 10

Arab-Israeli War - Syria and Egypt (armed and supplied by the SU) surprise attacked Israel (armed and backed by the USA)

Question 11

When was the Arab-Israeli war?

Answer 11

1972

Question 12

What ended the Arab-Israeli war in 1973?

Answer 12

USA and USSR agreed that a UN peacekeeping force from non-nuclear countries should intervene

Question 13

When did the Arab-Israeli war end?

Answer 13

October 1973

Question 14

What was agreed in Moscow in July 1974? (2)

Answer 14

• Continue détente

- Develop co-operation between countries

Question 15

When was the Apollo - Soyuz mission?

Answer 15

July 1975

Question 16

Why was the Apollo-Soyuz Mission significant?

Answer 16

3 US and 2 SU astronaut joined together in a space mission

Question 17

What was the 1st joined space mission and what year was it?

Answer 17

Apollo-Soyuz

July 1975