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The Nixon Presidency

Question 1 • MS U.S. History - SS3307 B-IC

What was the overall purpose of the SALT agreement?

Answer
A
to scale back the Cold War arms race
B
to decrease the number of wars in the world
C
to increase the number of US and Soviet nuclear warheads
D
to stop construction of new nuclear plants in the Soviet Union

Explanation

SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. The agreements aimed to limit strategic nuclear weapons and curb the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. So the overall purpose was to scale back the Cold War arms race, not to increase warheads or address nuclear power plants.

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