Moscow Summit (1972)
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The Moscow Summit of 1972 was a summit meeting between President Richard M. Nixon of the United States and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was held May 22–30, 1972. It featured the signing of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I), and the U.S.–Soviet Incidents at Sea agreement. The summit is considered one of the hallmarks of the détente at the time between the two Cold War antagonists.
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Moscow Summit | |
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Host country | Soviet Union |
Date | May 22–30, 1972 |
Venue(s) | Kremlin Palace |
Cities | Moscow |
Participants | Leonid Brezhnev Richard Nixon |
Follows | Glassboro Summit Conference |
Precedes | Washington Summit (1973) |
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