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title: "Strategic Arms Limitation Talks — Definition & Meaning"
description: "The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks were US-Soviet negotiations from 1969-1979 that capped nuclear delivery vehicles, marking a key Cold War milestone."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of US–Soviet negotiations (1969–1979) that produced the first treaties capping strategic nuclear delivery vehicles.
- What is the difference between SALT and START?
- Why did SALT II never enter into force?
- What were the two components of SALT I?
- How were SALT agreements verified?

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The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of US–Soviet negotiations (1969–1979) that produced the first treaties capping strategic nuclear delivery vehicles.

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1. 26 May 1972

   SALT I concluded on in Moscow, signed by President Richard Nixon and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, and comprised two instruments: the Anti-Ballistic Mi…

2. 18 June 1979

   SALT II, signed on in Vienna by Jimmy Carter and Brezhnev, set equal aggregate ceilings of 2,400 (later 2,250) strategic delivery vehicles and sublimits on…

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In May 1972, US President Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the SALT I accords in Moscow, capping ICBM and SLBM launchers and concluding the ABM Treaty.

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