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Interim Agreement

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The Interim Agreement, part of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I), was a significant agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union signed in 1972. Its primary goal was to curb the escalating arms race by limiting the production of strategic nuclear weapons.12

Specifically, the Interim Agreement froze the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) for both superpowers at their existing levels for a period of five years. This agreement was intended to be a precursor to more comprehensive arms control measures, though subsequent negotiations, like SALT II, faced challenges due to the complex asymmetries in the superpowers' arsenals and emerging technologies. The Interim Agreement did not require U.S. Senate ratification but was approved by Congress.12

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  1. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
  2. 20th-century international relations - Arms-limitation negotiations
  3. Soviet Union - Foreign policy
  4. Anglo-Irish Agreement

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