Gabby Ortiz
Détente
Détente: an ending of unfriendly or hostile relations between countries, or reduction in hostility.
- leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States agreed on a policy of détente to try and cool the costly arms race and slow their competition in developing countries
- Détente did not resolve the conflicts between the superpowers, but it signaled the permanent relaxation of Cold War tensions and prompted a new spirit of cooperation
- Détente was most visible in negotiations designed to reduce the threat posed by strategic nuclear weapons
- In 1972, U.S. and Soviet negotiators concluded their Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) with two agreements
- The era of détente reflected a significant transformation of superpower relations