Which agreement limited nuclear weapons between the U.S. and USSR?

• A. Star Wars Initiative
• B. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
• C. Nuclear Freeze Treaty
• D. Arms Reduction Pact

Answer: (B)

Arms-control efforts between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War aimed to prevent an uncontrollable nuclear arms race by setting caps on how many and what kinds of strategic weapons they could deploy. The agreement that fits this description is the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, known as SALT. Through these talks in the 1970s, the two powers negotiated treaties that limited key parts of their strategic arsenals—such as intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles—and restricted anti-ballistic missile defenses. SALT I produced the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an Interim Agreement on weapon numbers, while SALT II sought deeper reductions, though it was not ratified. Other options describe later programs or broader ideas rather than the actual bilateral treaties that established binding limits in that era.