Question

reducing number of weapons
in 1991, the united states and soviet
union signed start (strategic arms reduction treaty).

• this treaty began reducing the number of nuclear

weapons the united states and soviet union had.

• the two countries already had enough weapons to

destroy the world several times over.

• there was not a need to keep creating these

weapons of mass destruction.

what did salt i and salt ii do during the
nuclear arms race?
put a limit of the number of nuclear weapons the u.s. and
soviet union could make
doubled the amount of nuclear weapons the united
states could make
increased the amount of hydrogen weapons the soviet
union could make

Explanation:

SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I) and SALT II were treaties aimed at limiting the nuclear arms race between the US and the Soviet Union. They sought to restrict the number of nuclear weapons each country could develop, unlike the options that suggest increasing or doubling weapons (which goes against the purpose of arms - limitation treaties).

Answer:

A. put a limit of the number of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Soviet Union could make