What was the importance of the SALT I Treaty of 1972
A.) it approved an increase in the number of anti-ballistic missiles produced
B.) it marked the first attempt to restrict U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons
C.) it allowed the Soviet Union to produce missiles with smaller warheads
D.) it allowed the United States to produce missiles with larger warheads
The term SALT stands for Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaty and SALT I was signed in the year 1972 by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States and the significance of this treaty is to restrict the attempt made by the U.S and the Soviet for using nuclear weapons. The answer would be option B.
