interim agreement on the limitation of strategic offensive arms

301 0 obj <> endobj Copies of these agreements are also being forwarded to the President of the Senate. endstream endobj 306 0 obj <>stream 0000001155 00000 n Attaching particular significance to the limitation of strategic arms and determined to continue their efforts begun with the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and the Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, of May 26, 1972, This Interim Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years unless replaced earlier by an agreement on more complete measures limiting strategic offensive arms. 0000002125 00000 n Haslam, Jonathan and Theresa Osborne, SALT I: The Limitations of Arms Negotiations. In an Interim Agreement on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, the two nations took the first steps to check the rivalry in their most powerful land- and submarine-based offensive nuclear weapons. Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty and interim SALT agreement on May 26, 1972, in Moscow. Duration: Five years, unless replaced earlier by an agreement on more complete measures limiting strategic offensive arms. ��=��^XP��0Nl��[I�TPRߴ�{t��^8�+$�� {�V��}��P�U|Fx5�`�� 85��3��LJ�g�q�)!��)-"�p�8��D��30�C4�4N{�h��Zklǌ*�C�1DY'��3�(��+�xF �\fLi��8�cЌ'ʋ`fp* 0000010169 00000 n 0000001783 00000 n <<7DC08EE89494FF4CA980B7A0032CC71F>]>> wE��Fd�&?��@�A?��8}��l��D�Oj��㜀"A��r.��"��UL"�M�\3Vs�~��mL�^��S{��7�ռz5��P>ۯ�[�-1��q��>6{.m��>�a��N,��u��_ZN�d�A�a��Hk�n��L�xE�?o�,��/M[?N�p�۵�m�N�=��~� F��j�}��0��aD�)�^�%�_��CH��18��Ԭu��#�kiab�Q �▛��^�ynf��Ax��PZf�r/�m=^��o��[S�]#��z��JP��w�]�~�hn��Fz12�ӷ��৉��m�9��|#��v� ��A�L�u�o0��Y4�� 0000008670 00000 n 220 27 In Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. xref This interim agreement: shall remain in force for a period of five years unless replaced earlier by an agreement on more complete measures limiting strategic offensive arms. 0000007071 00000 n The Interim Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures with respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (Interim Agreement), including a Protocol which is integral thereto, was signed on May 26, l972. h�b`````z��`bÁ P��AyYJy{��'*.�v�,��k�Ԟj��>��t��̯١��.\)((�� H0��Ӈd�30\g�Z�Ī9˼��r�|� ��WD�}�q�ũ31ݩ�3�3�M��-i͝T�~FY�P��Yf*��j�(�r� �?=� AzJ [Г_�K~�^¦En��$Y^��ӄ�s �;��'�x�=��xb��I��W�bR`I@*Ո�H� 0000003696 00000 n It was intended to remain in force for five years. by the Congress and the Senate respectively of the Interim Agreement with the USSR on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (“Interim Agreement”) and the Treaty with the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems (“ABM Treaty”). Together these two agreements marked the culmination of the first round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks or SALT. of May 26, 1972. 0000011567 00000 n 0000002891 00000 n I transmit herewith copies of the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and the Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms signed in Moscow on May 26, 1972. �d|�6��8�ߦ��OVېW�%�1�eȝ��e�N�� 4��N0�� The obli-gations provided for in this Interim Agreement shall not prejudice the scope or terms of the limitations on strategic offensive arms which may be worked out in the course of further negotiations. %%EOF H�|WKS�H�+:�U��h�� 246 0 obj<>stream The earliest efforts to halt the growth in strategic arms met with no success. H��VM��:�+9��r�3>��Vz�;,ǹd�2�( ��?ۉۀ��! 0000000851 00000 n In 1972 Nixon and Kissinger negotiated an Interim Agreement that limited the number of strategic offensive missiles each side could deploy in the future. Seventh. 334 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<6BCF4F9674EFC8FFBFF724F6D77B0931><146A9988877B594EA914EEFD0B984523>]/Index[301 38]/Info 300 0 R/Length 135/Prev 532050/Root 302 0 R/Size 339/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream This Interim Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years unless replaced earlier by an agreement on more complete measures limiting strategic offensive arms. 0 In an Interim Agreement on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, the two nations took the first steps to check the rivalry in their most powerful land- and submarine-based offensive nuclear weapons. h�bbd``b`V�A��$��K=�`u��AD*�[ b��X �ׁ� �� TO THE LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS As its title suggests, the “Interim Agreement Between the United States and the Umon of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Offensive Arms” was limited in duration and scope. ӏq ��f�ea3��)L��r��3��1F�� j%� 0000009913 00000 n �w��S�y��w��:�h��cyr �P�Dn�� Lj ��5D1�x�M`�@X��l �Sġ��A��ǭ,9�|+��W�KT�۠�10� c {��O��n��9g �D� ��4k 1. 0000005668 00000 n [The interim agreement and protocol on the limitation of strategic offensive arms appear respectively at I.L.M. 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INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON CERTAIN MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS Signed at Moscow May 26, 1972 Approval authorized by U.S. Congress September 30, 1972 Approved by U.S. President September 30, 1972 … 0000003983 00000 n Each Side will continue to take necessary organizational and technical ϐkTm�dٔbٌ�̺Bo��5�J�`��@{��f'�И��y��f��?��9�=5-�"n��U�K�Xc�^V��ެ��u�c� %��m{\�@�m��Z�ز�G�{ J(�� I7i�гwq��mZV6�b�Ή�E��rw�2��d�> ��c�w�)Cdq|*ޥ��A��BJ��NL�Q�"��CP�48t�@��&��j]��΁�]�EWB�� endstream endobj 245 0 obj<>/Size 220/Type/XRef>>stream It is the objective of the Parties to conduct active follow-on negotiations with the aim of concluding such an agreement … 0000004027 00000 n SALT I led to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim agreement … The earliest efforts to halt the growth in strategic arms met with no success. hތTKo�0�+:n�B/˲�"��,Ȁv�6h=x��p� v��ߏ�%��6l�/)��0��Y��a�2%��_�� a�➩R�pϗ޵�~�^�5O~7�M��r�ُO7�])��i��a>?�o��Ƥ,2&��~q�:��埇��۪kZ��u��w �F��}�[��Q��{Y�b��:��p8�!��h*k^�MB�O��类�I^�S?��S��I��~��D�^� }zu�HʆS��Fق!�1̘�P%�s�d)�V� ��n�-��/��8@/�4a�"�,%��29 0000000016 00000 n 0000002410 00000 n Signed at Moscow May 26, 1972 Approval authorized by U.S. Congress September 30, 1972 Approved by U.S. President September 30, 1972 endstream endobj startxref Specifically, the SALT II equal ceilings include: Interim Agreement Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (1972 May 26) Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Antiballistic Missile Systems (1972 May 26) 0000009409 00000 n measures of strategic offensive arms limitation, both Sides are prepared to reach agreements on separate measures to supplement the existing Interim Agreement of May 26,1972. 0000004104 00000 n endstream endobj 307 0 obj <>stream In a Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, they moved to end an emerging competition in defensive systems that threatened to spur offensive competition to still greater heights. The Interim Agreement froze each side’s number of ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) at current levels for five years, pending negotiation of a more detailed SALT II. (��e�)�T�js�0��f[�ܮ��\�j�V��T � �^p��v��6��-5�Z,��8�2&Z0�� pnl��1!��rA*n� R��. 0000004905 00000 n INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON CERTAIN MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS (SALT I) The United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, CONVINCED that the Treaty on the … %PDF-1.4 %�� In an Interim Agreement on Certain Measures With Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, the two nations took the first steps to check the rivalry in their most powerful land- and submarine-based offensive nuclear weapons. 0000001624 00000 n 0000001335 00000 n 0000003453 00000 n x�bb�f`b``Ń3� �� of détente led to Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), which resulted in a treaty with the Soviet Union all but terminating antiballistic missile systems. for limitations on strategic offensive arms. The primary goal of SALT II was to replace the Interim Agreement with page 796. 338 0 obj <>stream startxref �^ n�qHp% ��@��D��z�{��|@�0��4��%��Y$��lc`��?�0 _hr The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War superpowers dealt with arms control in two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT I and SALT II. 220 0 obj <> endobj 0000010946 00000 n 0000003218 00000 n ��hz,.��e�.7��B��S�_��/�tW��%�b핈��H%!3�Bk��*�WԄ��@�@�]Z�rG�Az�Wݩ��=U�#5-uT endstream endobj 302 0 obj <>>>/Metadata 286 0 R/OpenAction 303 0 R/Pages 297 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 303 0 obj <> endobj 304 0 obj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Type/Page>> endobj 305 0 obj <>stream The agreed interpretations and unilateral statements concerning the ABM treaty and interim agreement appear at I.L.M. “’’Interim Agreement Between the United States of Amer-ica and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on Certain Meas-ures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms” (SALT 1) reprinted in, Arms Controland Disarmament Agreements, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 0000006358 00000 n As mandated by Article VII of SALT I, in November 1972, the Parties began negotiations on further limitations on offensive strategic arms. $�])�MH˪M*�>��M��mv/0F��N��^�pv�$}_/�,�}�;G�~n��h��GmJ�|��a�|�ȦQ��h��LSp�^Q�7��zg��HI��\�B�1�%��'P �F��d��7U/Q; ��A>R% H�E��O��8�FW�9�@��~. %PDF-1.7 %�� Bilateral, unratified agreement between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. setting equal aggregate ceilings and subceilings on strategic offensive weapon systems and imposing qualitative restraints on existing and future strategic systems. This Interim Agreement … It is the objective of the Parties to conduct active follow-on negotiations with the aim of … trailer 0000006109 00000 n pages 791 and 795. On the same day, the White House released a fact sheet on previous actions concerning the interim agreement and on the history of the Treaty Room. limitation of strategic arms and determined to continue their efforts begun with the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and the Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, of May 26, 1972, CONVINCED that the additional measures limiting U.S.-Soviet Talks Leading to the Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, 1969-1972, Pew Case Studies in International Affairs, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1987 0000007889 00000 n INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS ON CERTAIN MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO THE LIMITATION OF STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE ARMS. For the first time during the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union had agreed to limit the number of nuclear missiles in their arsenals. 0 x�b```b``�``e`�sf�g@ ~�(� Attuchng particular significance to the limitation of strategic arms and determmed to contmue their efforts begun with the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems and the Interim Agreement on Certam Measures with Respect to the Ltmitation of Strategtc Offensive Arms. endstream endobj 221 0 obj<>/Metadata 17 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 16 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/OCProperties<>/StructTreeRoot 19 0 R/Type/Catalog/LastModified(D:20090805102541)/PageLabels 14 0 R>> endobj 222 0 obj<>/PageElement<>>>/Name(HeaderFooter)/Type/OCG>> endobj 223 0 obj<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/Properties<>/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 224 0 obj<> endobj 225 0 obj<> endobj 226 0 obj<> endobj 227 0 obj<> endobj 228 0 obj<> endobj 229 0 obj<> endobj 230 0 obj<> endobj 231 0 obj<> endobj 232 0 obj<>stream Negotiations commenced in Helsinki, in November 1969. SALT I consisted of two accords: the Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, which severely limited ABM defenses, and the Interim Agreement on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, which froze the total number of strategic missile launchers pending further negotiation of a more comprehensive treaty limiting strategic missiles and bombers. %%EOF Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (Interim Agreement) marked the first step in limiting strategic offensive and defensive nuclear weapons.

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