The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union aimed at curbing the arms race during the Cold War. Initiated in the late 1960s, these talks focused on limiting the number of nuclear weapons and delivery systems each superpower could possess. The first round, known as SALT I, resulted in the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and an interim agreement on strategic offensive arms. SALT II followed in the late 1970s, further attempting to establish limits on nuclear arsenals. Although the treaty was signed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, it was never ratified by the U.S. Senate, primarily due to rising tensions and the Soviet invasion of