Détente
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- Détente
- The Outer Space Treaty - 1967
- Stopped the arms race from spreading to outer space.
- Pledged that neither superpower would place nuclear weapons in space.
- The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - 1968
- Neither superpower would supply nuclear weapons to other states or help other states develop nuclear weapons.
- This stopped superpower conflict engulfing other parts of the world.
- The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) - 1972
- USA and USSR agreed there would be no further production of strategic ballistic missiles.
- USA and USSR agreed submarines carrying nuclear weapons would only be introduced when ballistic missiles were stopped from use.
- Significant as it limited the number of nuclear weapons for both sides.
- The Helsinki Conference - 1975
- Agreed greater co-operation between USA and USSR in terms of trading and fighting international terrorism.
- Limited the possibility of superpower conflict.
- The Apollo-Soyuz Mission - 1975
- Joint space mission between USA and USSR.
- Marked the beginning of superpower co-operation in space.
- The Outer Space Treaty - 1967
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