Salt II and the Failures of Détente

Salt II and the Failures of Détente

This course explores the period of détente between the United States and the Soviet Union, focusing on the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II (SALT II) and the factors that ultimately led to its failure. We will examine the complex interplay of arms control efforts, human rights issues, and geopolitical conflicts that reshaped superpower relations in the late 1970s and early 1980s.