Detente

Question	Answer
When was the outer space treaty and what did it mean?	1967, no missiles in outer space
When was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and what did it mean?	1968, An agreement to stop the spread of nuclear weapons
How would the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty be put into effect?	1) Countries with nuclear weapons would not help other countries get them too 2) Countries without nuclear weapons would not try to get them 3) Countries with nuclear weapons agreed to talk about disarmament
In 1968, which countries had nuclear wepons?	USA, USSR, UK, France and China
When was SALT and what did it mean?	1972, Superpowers agreed to limit the number of nuclear weapons they had
What four actions would help ensure SALT was carried out?	1) No further production of short range missiles 2) No increase in number of intercontinental missiles 3) No new nuclear missile launchers (although new ones could replace old ones) 4) The Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty limited both sides to two ABM deployment areas
What four things were discussed at the 1975 Helsinki Conference?	1)security issues 2)co-operation 3) human rights 4)boarders
What were the limitations to the detente?	The Superpowers still had thousands of nuclear weapons targeted on each other and still wanted a sphere of influence in other countries

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	Created by Adam Collinge about 10 years ago