Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. either of two preliminary five-year agreements between the U.S. and the Soviet Union for the control of certain nuclear weapons, the first concluded in 1972 SALT I and the second drafted in 1979 SALT II but not ratified.

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

1. Negotiations started in Helsinki , Finland , in 1969 between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the countries' stock of nuclear weapons . The treaties resulting from these negotiations are called SALT I and SALT II. These treaties have led to START (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks). START I (a 1991 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union) and START II (a 1993 agreement between the United States and Russia ) placed specific caps on each side's stock of nuclear weapons .

Example Sentences

The strategic arms limitation talks have been long and difficult.

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