1964 ⟶ US and USSR Announce Production Cuts of Nuclear Materials

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in New York, and Soviet First ...
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☢️ Jupiter Missile Deployment to Turkey

Jupiter IRBM deployment to Turkey begins, joining the Jupiters deployed to Italy as well as the Thor IRBMs deployed to the UK as nuclear missiles placed within striking distance of Moscow.⟶
Jupiter Missile Deployment to Turkey (1961)
Cold Warnuclear weaponsmissile deploymentTurkeyUSUSSRnuclear arms raceIRBM

🇺🇸 Assassination of President Kennedy

John F. Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas. There has been some speculation over whether communist countries, or even the CIA, were involved in the assassination, but those theories remain controversial. Kennedy's vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President of the United States.⟶
Assassination of President Kennedy (1963)
United StatesJohn F. KennedyAssassinationLyndon B. JohnsonPolitical TurmoilCold WarUS HistoryDallas

☢️ US and USSR Announce Production Cuts of Nuclear Materials

U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in New York, and Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, announce simultaneously plans to cut back production of materials for making nuclear weapons.⟶
US and USSR Announce Production Cuts of Nuclear Materials (1964)
United StatesUSSRNuclear Arms RaceArms ControlDe-escalationCold WarNuclear WeaponsDisarmamentLyndon B. JohnsonNikita Khrushchev

☢️ Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force.⟶
Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force (1970)
nuclear weaponstreatyarms controlUnited KingdomSoviet UnionUnited StatesproliferationCold Wardiplomacy

☢️ Seabed Arms Control Treaty Signed

Seabed Arms Control Treaty is signed banning the placement of nuclear weapons outside of a country's 12-mile (22.2  km) coastal zone.⟶
Seabed Arms Control Treaty Signed (1971)
Arms ControlNuclear WeaponsTreatyDisarmamentCold WarInternational RelationsOceanMilitary

☢️ 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)
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