AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 1
Revise: Easing of TensionOn 26 May 1972, Nixon and Brezhnev signed the SALT 1 agreements in Moscow.
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GCSE History · key term
The first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, which produced the ABM Treaty and an interim agreement on strategic offensive arms, signed by Nixon and Brezhnev on 26 May 1972.
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Paper 1
Revise: Easing of TensionOn 26 May 1972, Nixon and Brezhnev signed the SALT 1 agreements in Moscow.
Distinguish causes from outcomes: fear of nuclear war encouraged détente; SALT 1 was an achievement of détente.
Describe SALT 1 as arms limitation, not disarmament. It restricted some weapons systems but did not abolish nuclear weapons or stop improvements in warheads.
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