Name the treaty that was signed by the US and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.
A
SALT I
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B
Warsaw Pact
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C
SALT II
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D
Helsinki Agreement
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Solution
The correct option is A SALT I
In 1973, the US agreed to withdraw its troops from South Vietnam and signed a treaty with the Soviet Union called SALT I, limiting the number of nuclear weapons for the first time.