| ID | 166068 |
| Title Proper | NPT and the Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kimball, Daryl G |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Fifty years ago, shortly after the conclusion of the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States and the Soviet Union launched the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Negotiated in the midst of severe tensions, the SALT agreement and the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty were the first restrictions on the superpowers’ massive strategic offensive weapons, as well as on their emerging strategic defensive systems. The SALT agreement and the ABM Treaty slowed the arms race and opened a period of U.S.-Soviet detente that lessened the threat of nuclear war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol. 49, No.3; Apr 2019: p.3 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today 2019-04 49, 3 |
| Key Words | NPT ; Nuclear Disarmament |