SALT 1 Flashcards
Who were the leaders involved?
Brezhnev and Nixon.
When did SALT discussions start and when were they signed?
Started in 1969 and signed in 1972.
What did SALT aim to do?
Reduce nuclear capacities of the superpowers- stop the stockpiling of nuclear weapons as shown in the source. It banned new ballistic missiles and reduced numbers of anti-ballistic missile defence systems that could be built.
What else are taxpayers paying for that makes them look so sad?
USA- Vietnam War that they ended up losing.
SU- continuing Arms Race would have bankrupted USSR.
Both countries spending billions of dollars fighting the Cold War.
Why is the source critical?
Shows leaders disagreeing about SALT talks to the detriment of everyday people- the tax payers in their respective countries.
Shows risks of brinkmanship as weapons are stacked very haphazardly- coming close to nuclear war but they can’t work together to do anything about it.
Suggests that cooperation is needed for everyone to benefit and that maybe detente isn’t going as well as expected.
