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President Richard M. Nixon - Signing SALT I Treaty 1972

Public Domain Stock Footage President Richard M. Nixon - Signing SALT I Treaty 1972

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keywords: president richard m. nixon, soviet union general secretary leonid brezhnev, salt I treaty, abm treaty

Synopsis: President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev sign the ABM Treaty at a summit meeting in Moscow that was intended to restrain the arms race in strategic long-range or intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons...(read more)

  • Date: 1972
  • Duration: 00:09:09
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Color
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: Soviet Union

President Richard M. Nixon - Signing SALT I Treaty 1972

President Richard M. Nixon - Signing SALT I Treaty 1972

The SALT I Treaty with Russia Soviet Union froze the total number of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles, but allowed the replacement of old missiles with new ones.

With the help of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the United States negotiated the ABM Treaty and an interim agreement that essentially froze nuclear arsenals at their existing levels. President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev signed the ABM Treaty and the interim agreement on May 26, 1972, at a summit meeting in Moscow.

Scenes of the signing of this historic document and various scenes after the signing.