{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"SALT I (ABM Treaty) – Part 2: Diplomats Face Off in a High-Stakes Negotiation","description":"Across the negotiating table, every word was a move in a chess game. Each side weighed trust against survival, knowing a single misstep could tip the balance between peace and nuclear devastation. The world’s fate now rested in the hands of a handful of diplomats.\r\n\r\nThe Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, or SALT, began in nineteen sixty-nine. The United States and the Soviet Union sent their best minds to Helsinki, Vienna, and Geneva. On the American side was Gerard Smith—a seasoned negotiator, cautious but determined. Facing him was Vladimir Semyonov, a Soviet diplomat known for pragmatism and steely resolve. Neither side arrived with illusions. Suspicion was deep, and every technical term carried the weight of existential risk.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thetreatyarchive.com/treaty/salt-i-abm-treaty","author_name":"The Archive Network"}