What was achieved by SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation

treaty)?

What do the two superpowers think about the following issues by the 1970s?

1) Borders in Eastern Europe

2)Their economy

3)Their influence in the world

4) The nuclear arms race

5) Trade with the other superpower

What are your country’s priorities?

What can you afford to compromise on?

Preparing for the Moscow summit : May 1972

In pairs from the perspective of one of the superpowers you need to prepare for a Summit meeting. Think about the following:

Arms race, trade, influence in the world, borders in Europe, economy

Along with a fellow delegate negotiate with two delegates from the opposing side a treaty that will satisfy your country’s aims

On a scale of one to ten how happy were you with the outcome of your treaty?

Anti-Ballistic missiles

An agreement to hold a conference on European security the following year at Helsinki

ABM systems limited to two per sideOne to protect capitalOne to protect nuclear weapons site

Limit on ICBM’s and SLBM’sUS = 1054 and 740SU = 1618 and 740

Limit future nuclear weaponsie none on the seabedEncourage trade Do everything to minimise war

What were the limitations of SALT?Why might congress have objections

to SALT?

Why was it still so difficult to pass

SALT through congress?