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Q1. What treaty signed in 1972 aimed to limit strategic nuclear weapons of the USA and USSR?

🔹 A. Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)
🔹 B. Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
🔹 C. Helsinki Accords
🔹 D. Warsaw Pact

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. During détente, if the Soviet Union reduced its ICBM deployments by \(20\%\), how might the United States likely respond to maintain strategic balance?

🔹 A. Increase its own ICBM numbers by the same percentage
🔹 B. Maintain current levels but increase missile defense systems
🔹 C. Reduce its own ICBM numbers to match the Soviets
🔹 D. Withdraw from SALT negotiations

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. Scenario: In 1975 the United States proposes a joint US‑USSR space station to foster cooperation. How might Soviet hardliners likely react, considering the ongoing arms race?

🔹 A. Fully endorse as a confidence‑building measure
🔹 B. Oppose, viewing it as a cover for US surveillance
🔹 C. Suggest a separate Soviet station only
🔹 D. Ignore the proposal altogether

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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