ABM Treaty

Abm Treaty in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Abm Treaty in relation to national security is as follows:The Antiballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) in 1972. The treaty was one of two treaties produced by the first series of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) between the two countries; the other was an interim agreement limiting offensive nuclear weapons.