Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), On 5 August 1963, America, England and Russia signed a treaty in Moscow, banning nuclear arms tests in the atmosphere, space and water. From October 1963, this Treaty came into force.
Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT):
This was a treaty envisaging the retention of the atomic weapons by those who already had them and preventing other countries from acquiring them. Only those who made atomic weapons before 1 January 1967 could retain them. There were only 5 such nations America, Russia, Britain .France and China. On 1 July 1968, this Treaty was signed in Washington, London and Moscow. On 5 March 1970 it came into force.
Strategic Arms Limitation Talk (SALT -1):
It was in 1969 that the first discussion for the limitation of arms took place. Two agreements were signed on 26 May 1972 by American President Richard Nixon and Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev. One was for the reduction of Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM Treaty). The other was an ad hoc treaty for the reduction of weapons. They came into force on 3 October 31972.
SALT 2:
The second discussion on limiting arms started in November 1972. An agreement was signed between the American President Jimmy Carter and the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev on 18 June 1979, in Vienna.
Strategic Arms Reductioin Treaty (Start -1):
This was an agreement signed between Soviet President Gorbachev and American President George Bush (Senior). It was signed in Moscow on 31 July 1993, aimed at the reduction of strategic weapons.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty – 2 (Start-2):
This was signed in January 1993 between Russian President Boris Yeltsin and American President George Bush (Senior).
