| ID | 090665 |
| Title Proper | Detente, entente, or linkage |
| Other Title Information | the Helsinki conference on security and cooperation in Europe in U.S. relations with the Soviet Union |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Romano, Angela |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A significant relaxation of tensions between East and West occurred after the mid-sixties. Between 1963 and 1968 an increasing dialogue between the superpowers started to develop. Its genesis was in the Soviet achievement, in 1964-65, of the second-strike capability on nuclear weapons, which meant the possibility of mutual assured destruction (MAD) in case of war. The imminent strategic parity between the superpowers created the balance of terror-deterrence-and engendered the political will to pursue limitation to the nuclear armaments race and to define rules to manage the nuclear arsenal. In October 1966, duringa speech in New York, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson invited the Soviet Union to resume the détente process by agreeing on military troop reductions on both sides in order to create an increasing reconciliation in Europe.2 Two years later, on July 1, 1968, the Nonproliferation Treaty was signed and created the basis for managing the world nuclear arsenal. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomatic History Vol. 33, No. 4; Sep 2009: p703-722 |
| Journal Source | Diplomatic History Vol. 33, No. 4; Sep 2009: p703-722 |
| Key Words | United States ; Soviet Union ; International Relations ; Security Cooperation |