SALT I Interim Agreement

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Cold War treaty United States–Soviet Union agreement arms control agreement bilateral treaty

The SALT I Interim Agreement was a 1972 U.S.–Soviet arms control accord that placed temporary limits on strategic ballistic missile launchers during the Cold War.

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty ⓘ
United States–Soviet Union agreement ⓘ
arms control agreement ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
aimsTo limit strategic arms competition ⓘ
stabilize the strategic balance ⓘ
allows replacement of older ICBM launchers with SLBM launchers under certain conditions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms ⓘ
surface form: Interim Agreement on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
appliesTo land-based ICBM launchers ⓘ
submarine-based ballistic missile launchers ⓘ
category 1972 in international relations ⓘ
Nuclear weapons policy of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Nuclear Posture Review ⓘ
surface form: Nuclear weapons policy of the United States
countrySignatory Soviet Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doesNotLimit strategic bombers ⓘ
warhead numbers on missiles ⓘ
duration 5 years ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 1972-10-03 ⓘ
expirationDate 1977-10-03 ⓘ
geopoliticalBloc Eastern Bloc ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
surface form: Western Bloc
hasTopic nuclear weapons ⓘ
strategic nuclear forces ⓘ
historicalContext détente ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalStatus treaty under international law ⓘ
limits intercontinental ballistic missile launchers ⓘ
submarine-launched ballistic missile launchers ⓘ
negotiatedDuring Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) ⓘ
surface form: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I
negotiatingParty Soviet delegation ⓘ
United States delegation ⓘ
partOf Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) ⓘ
surface form: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
precedes SALT II ⓘ
prohibits new fixed land-based ICBM launcher construction beyond agreed levels ⓘ
relatedTo Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ
signedBy Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ
Richard Nixon ⓘ
signedInCity Moscow ⓘ
signedOn 1972-05-26 ⓘ
signedTogetherWith Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ⓘ
signedUnderLeaderOf Soviet leadership of Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ
Nixon administration ⓘ
surface form: United States presidential administration of Richard Nixon
subject strategic ballistic missile launchers ⓘ
strategic offensive arms ⓘ
timePeriod Cold War ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SALT II → predecessorAgreement → SALT I Interim Agreement ⓘ
subject surface form: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks