Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) Quiz

What was the primary goal of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty signed in 1972?

• To limit the deployment of anti-ballistic missile systems

• To increase the number of nuclear weapons

• To eliminate all nuclear weapons

• To develop new types of nuclear missiles

What was the main reason for the disparity in the number of missile launchers allowed to the Soviet Union and the United States under the interim agreement?

• The United States had advantages in long-range bombers and short-range nuclear missiles

• The Soviet Union had more advanced technology

• The United States had more allies

• The Soviet Union had a larger population

What was a significant outcome of the SALT II talks?

• It eliminated all nuclear weapons

• It limited both sides to 2400 delivery systems

• It increased the number of missile launchers

• It was ratified by the United States Senate

How did the SALT talks contribute to future administrations' policies?

• They resulted in the development of new nuclear technologies

• They caused a breakdown in US-Soviet relations

• They enabled reductions in nuclear weapons

• They led to an increase in nuclear stockpiles

What action did the United States take in 2002 regarding the ABM Treaty?

• It ignored the treaty

• It renewed the treaty

• It unilaterally withdrew from the treaty

• It expanded the treaty