Salt 2 Treaty 1979

• The ommision of MIRVs from SALT I left a loophole that both sides could exploit

• SALT II was designed to reduce the absolute number of warheads to 2250

• However

• US senate refused to ratify agreement
• USSR launched invasion of Afghanistan

• So never put in place

• Carter would soon be replaced by ‘hawk’ Reagan who had no intention of doing deals with Communists