On This Day In 1980, in a strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asked the Senate to postpone the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalled the U.S. ambassador to Moscow. These actions signaled that the age of detente and the friendlier diplomatic and economic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Richard Nixon’s administration (1969-74) had ended.
#ThisDayInHistory US - Russia Detente Ends
#ThisDayInHistory US - Russia Detente Ends
#ThisDayInHistory US - Russia Detente Ends
On This Day In 1980, in a strong reaction to the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asked the Senate to postpone the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalled the U.S. ambassador to Moscow. These actions signaled that the age of detente and the friendlier diplomatic and economic relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Richard Nixon’s administration (1969-74) had ended.