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It was first proposed by the United States in 1967 and rejected. Following the proposal of the Sentinel and Safeguard Decisions on American ABM systems, the [SALT I]? talks began in November 1969. By 1972 agreement had been reached to limiting strategic offensive weapons and strategic defensive systems. It was signed in Moscow May 26, 1972, and ratified by the Senate August 3, 1972. |
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It was first proposed by the United States in 1967 and rejected. Following the proposal of the Sentinel and Safeguard Decisions on American ABM systems, the [SALT I]? talks began in November 1969. By 1972 agreement had been reached to limiting strategic offensive weapons and strategic defensive systems. It was signed in Moscow May 26, 1972, and ratified by the Senate August 3, 1972. |
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The Treaty has been modified since its signing, but in 1995 it was reiterated in a Presidential Joint Statement that "missile defense systems may be deployed... [that] will not pose a realistic threat to the strategic nuclear force of the other side and will not be tested to... [create] that capability.", this was reaffirmed in 1997. |
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The Treaty has been modified since its signing, but in 1995 it was reiterated in a Presidential Joint Statement that "missile defense systems may be deployed... [that] will not pose a realistic threat to the strategic nuclear force of the other side and will not be tested to... [create] that capability.", this was reaffirmed in 1997. |
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On December 13, 2001, President George W. Bush gave Russia notice of the United States' withdrawal from the treaty, in accordance with the clause that requires six months' notice before abandoning the pact. |
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On December 13, 2001, President George W. Bush gave Russia notice of the United States' withdrawal from the treaty, in accordance with the clause that requires six months' notice before abandoning the pact. This is the first time in recent history the United States has abandoned a major international arms treaty. The withdrawal had many critics. John Rhinelander, a negotiator of the ABM treaty, predicted that the withdrawal would be a "fatal blow" to the [Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]? and would lead to a "world without effective legal constraints on nuclear proliferation." |
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