Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
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Target entity: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Context triple: [White House Years, notableEventCovered, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)]
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Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
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Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
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Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were a landmark 1978 peace framework brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter that led to a historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and reshaped Middle Eastern diplomacy.
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Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Target entity description: The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
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A.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was a 1972 arms control agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited missile defense systems to preserve the balance of nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
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B.
Reagan–Gorbachev summits
The Reagan–Gorbachev summits were a series of high-level meetings in the 1980s between U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that significantly eased Cold War tensions and advanced nuclear arms control.
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C.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were a landmark 1978 peace framework brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter that led to a historic peace treaty between Egypt and Israel and reshaped Middle Eastern diplomacy.
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E.
Strategic Defense Initiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative was a controversial Cold War-era U.S. missile defense program proposed in the 1980s that aimed to develop space- and ground-based systems to protect against nuclear ballistic missile attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War diplomatic initiative
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arms control negotiation ⓘ |
| aimedToLimit |
anti-ballistic missile systems
ⓘ
strategic offensive arms ⓘ |
| context | nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| diplomaticLevel | bilateral ⓘ |
| field |
international security
ⓘ
nuclear arms control ⓘ |
| followedBy |
START I
ⓘ
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ⓘ |
| hasPart |
SALT I
ⓘ
SALT II ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cuban Missile Crisis
ⓘ
mutual assured destruction doctrine ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Soviet government
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| limitedWeaponType |
intercontinental ballistic missiles
ⓘ
strategic nuclear delivery systems ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| locationOfNegotiations |
Geneva
ⓘ
Helsinki ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
limit strategic nuclear weapons
ⓘ
stabilize the nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| negotiatingParty |
Soviet delegation
ⓘ
U.S. delegation ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
unilateral nuclear build-up by the Soviet Union
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unilateral nuclear build-up by the United States ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
ⓘ
surface form:
ABM Treaty
SALT I Interim Agreement ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
arms race
ⓘ
detente ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
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Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms ⓘ SALT II ⓘ
surface form:
SALT II Treaty
|
| shortName | SALT ⓘ |
| significantFor |
United States–Soviet Union relations
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surface form:
U.S.–Soviet relations
strategic stability ⓘ |
| startYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | nuclear arms control history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Description of subject: The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were a series of Cold War negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the growth of their nuclear arsenals and stabilizing the nuclear arms race.
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