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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?