Moscow Summit, 1972:
Moscow Summit, 1972 Nixon and Brezhnev agree to:
Limit ABM launchers (up to 100) at two places
Meant to prohibit a country from ability to secure an entire nation-wide ABM
Prohibit development and deployment of space-based ABM
Provisions of treaty monitored by satellite and electronic eaves-dropping
Ideological recognition: Differences in politics won’t deter from détente
Interim Agreement: places 5 yr limitation on # ICBM or # SLBM at the 1972 numbers
USSR: 2,328 and U.S.: 1,710
Slide11:
Russian Gazelles: ABMs Russian ABM-1: Galosh U.S. Dept. of Defense
Slide12:
Détente?
Critics of SALT I:
Critics of SALT I Liberals: not enough done to prohibit improvements in B-1 Bombers or Trident
Did not prevent MIRV program
Conservatives: reduced U.S. to second-rate status
Provided too much leeway to USSR
Homework:
Homework Read Introduction to Carter Administration and the continuation and demise of détente
Introduction 204-205
African Crises 209-210
Latin America 210-212
Cold War Studies::
Cold War Studies: New Seating Arrangement
Look for your name on a post-it note
Sit in the desk your name is found on….thanks
Until noted otherwise, these will be your new seats as the quarter progresses