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1979

U.S. & USSR sign Salt II treaty (June 18)

President Carter and Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev sign the Salt II treaty on June 18 to limit strategic offensive arms. Later this year, however, President Carter asks the Senate to delay ratification of the treaty because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.