SALT 2

• Signed 18 June 1979 but was never ratified by the USA
• Included restrictions on missile launchers and strategic bombers, and bans on testing and using new types of ICBMs
• Consequently, it was never ratified
• Consequently, it became the most important reason for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979
• Consequently, Soviet involvement in Central America increased and the Islamic militant attack on the US Embassy happened in Tehran in November 1979