SALT 2 (1979)

• 1a. Signed 18 June 1979 (signed but not ratified)
• 2a. Included restrictions on missile launchers and strategic bombers, and bans on testing and using new types of ICBMs.
• 1b. It was never ratified.
• 2b. The most important reason or that was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979.
• 3b. Other factors included increased Soviet involvement in Central America and the Islamic militant attack on the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979.
• When was the treaty signed?

  18 June 1979
• What was the status of the treaty after it was signed?

  It was signed but not ratified
• What restrictions did the treaty include?

  Restrictions on missile launchers and strategic bombers
• What did the treaty ban?

  Bans on testing and using new types of ICBMs
• What were the consequences of the treaty not being ratified?

  • It was never ratified.
  • The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 was a key reason.
  • Increased Soviet involvement in Central America.
  • Islamic militant attack on the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979.
• What was the most important reason for the treaty's failure to be ratified?

  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
• What other factors contributed to the treaty's failure?

  Increased Soviet involvement in Central America
• What was another significant event related to the treaty's failure?

  The Islamic militant attack on the US Embassy
• When did the Islamic militant attack on the US Embassy occur?

  November 1979