Salt I
An Evaluation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6411609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond L Garthoff (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2009965 |
| OpenAlex | W2141540077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
The SALT I Agreements, concluded in 1972, are assessed with the benefit of several years’ perspective. This study examines the negotiations and agreements from the standpoint of achievements and shortcomings. It finds a number of each, but on balance a substantial positive achievement. SALT I marked a beginning to collaborative efforts at strategic arms control by the two superpowers, and in a number of respects—especially the ABM Treaty—it had a clear and favorable effect in mitigating the arms competition. The main shortcoming was the failure to reach significant restraints on strategic offensive arms, especially a ban on MIRV's at a time when that was still possible. Also, the pursuit of “bargaining chips” for arms negotiations can impede arms control and contribute to arms competition. An “oversell” étente and SALT in 1972 prompted a swing to undervaluing both in the late 1970's. netheless, on balance SALT I was a significant step forward
Arms control · Balance (ability · Business · Competition (biology · Control (management · Disarmament · Economics · International trade · Management · Negotiation · Offensive · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Treaty · Computer Science · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Psychology
Remote assessment of countries’ nuclear, biological, and cyber capabilities
Improving prospects for compliance with arms‐control treaties
American Elite Views of Relations with the Soviet Union
The rise and fall of Safeguard
Beliefs about international security and change in 1992 among Russian and American national security elites
Stability and change in American elite beliefs about international relations
Bargaining, Enforcement, and International Cooperation
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2015 (29) |
| Highly cited | No |