1979 ⟶ SALT II Agreement Signed by US and USSR

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🤝 Four-Power Agreement on Berlin

Four-Power Agreement on Berlin is signed by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States.⟶
Four-Power Agreement on Berlin (1971)
BerlinGermanyCold WarTreatyUSUSSREuropeInternational RelationsDivided Germany

🧪 Biological Weapons Convention Signed

Biological Weapons Convention is signed banning the production, development and stockpiling of biological weapons.⟶
Biological Weapons Convention Signed (1972)
Weapons of Mass DestructionBiological WarfareArms ControlInternational LawTreatyDisarmamentCold WarUSSRUS

🚀 SALT I Agreement Signals Détente

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) agreement signals the beginning of détente between the U.S. and USSR.⟶
SALT I Agreement Signals Détente (1972)
SALT IArms ControlNuclear WeaponsDétenteUSSRUSStrategic Arms Limitation TalksCold WarSuperpowers

☢️ SALT II Agreement Drafted at Vladivostok Summit

The SALT II Agreement is drafted at the Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control.⟶
SALT II Agreement Drafted at Vladivostok Summit (1974)
SALT IIArms ControlNuclear WeaponsCold WarUSSRUSDetenteVladivostokNegotiationsNuclear Disarmament

☢️ SALT II Agreement Signed by US and USSR

U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II agreement, outlining limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons.⟶
SALT II Agreement Signed by US and USSR (1979)
SALT IInuclear armstreatyUSUSSRCold Wararms control

🤝 INF Treaty Signed

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Some later claim this was the unofficial beginning of the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev agrees to START I treaty.⟶
INF Treaty Signed (1987)
INF TreatyNuclear WeaponsCold WarArms ControlUSUSSRGorbachevReaganTreaty