Question

SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) I, SALT II, and the START treaties were all examples of the United States
A) trying to diffuse tensions in Western Europe.
B) trying to diffuse tensions in the Middle East.
C) failing to address military issues during the era of the Cold War.
D) working with the Soviet Union to reduce the levels of nuclear weapons.

Answer 1

SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty) I, SALT II, and the START treaties were all examples of the United States: D) working with the Soviet Union to reduce the levels of nuclear weapons.

SALT was enacted to diffuse the tension between United States and the Soviet Union as world's superpowers and prevent nuclear war from happening (which could estimated to destroyed 1/3 of the world)

Answer 2

Answer: the correct answer is D) working with the Soviet Union to reduce the levels of nuclear weapons.

Explanation: The first agreements, known as SALT I and SALT II, were signed by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1972 and 1979, respectively, and were aimed to refrain the arms race in strategic (long-range or intercontinental) ballistic missiles armed with nuclear heads.

START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) was a bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) on the reduction and restriction of strategic offensive weapons. The treaty was signed on 31 July 1991 and entered into force on 5 December 1994.