Question

Why did the United States and Soviet Union negotiate the SALT I and SALT II treaties?

to stimulate the Soviet Union’s economy
to reduce tensions between the two countries
to encourage the two countries to spend less on their militaries
to encourage the Soviet Union to allow greater freedom of speech

Answer 1

A: to stimulate the Soviet Union’s economy.

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Answer 2

to encourage the two countries to spend less on their militaries

Step-by-step explanation:

this would be wrong if it meant the armies in general, which it didn't it meant the ballistics and other nuclear weapons in which it would be, "to reduce tensions between the two countries