Anti Nuke Agreement Crossword

The UN announced Saturday that 50 countries have ratified a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, which triggers its entry into force in 90 days, a move welcomed by anti-nuclear activists but strongly rejected by the United States and other major nuclear powers. In the 1970s, several Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) also gave rise to two arms reduction agreements: SALT I (1972) and SALT II (1979). Two multilateral treaties signed by the Americans and the Soviets in 1972 banned the production of biological weapons and a limited number of ballistic missiles. Nixon`s trip surprised the world and led to the restoration of diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing. Some thought that the anti-communist Nixon had betrayed his own political values, but most Americans were weasy of the Vietnam War and supported improved relations with China.