What is Strategic Arms Limitation Talks?
The '''Strategic Arms Limitation Talks''' ('''SALT''') were two rounds of [[Bilateralism|bilateral]] conferences and corresponding [[international treaties]] involving the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]], the [[Cold War]] [[superpower]]s, on the issue of [[arms control]]. The two rounds of talks and agreements were '''SALT I''' and '''SALT II.''' Negotiations commenced in [[Helsinki]], Finland, in November 1969.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Paterson|first1=Thomas G|title=American foreign relations: a history. Vol. 2 Vol. 2|date=2009|publisher=Wadsworth|isbn=9780547225692|page=376|edition=7|language=English|oclc=553762544}}</ref> SALT I led to the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]] and an interim agreement between the two countries. Although SALT II resulted in an agreement in 1979, the United States Senate chose not to ratify the treaty in response to the [[Soviet–Afghan War|Soviet war in Afghanistan]]. The agreement expired on December 31, 1985 and was not renewed. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1969 in the United States]] [[Category:1979 in the United States]] [[Category:Cold War]] [[Category:Nuclear weapons]] [[Category:Treaties of the United States]] [[Category:Treaties of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:1960s treaties]] [[Category:1970s treaties]] {{multistub|history|politics}}