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SALT, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, was the agreement signed by the US and USSR to limit the production of nuclear weapons.

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SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) & START (STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty)

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SALT: the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks is the name.

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Q: What Treaty placed a ceiling on the amount of nuclear weapons the US and Soviet Union could possess?
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