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**1970's**

 * 1971 Nuclear Accidents Agrement - An agreement, between the US and USSR, where both super powers promised to increase safeguards against the unauthorised firing of nuclear weapons and to notify the other part if an incident occured.
 * September 1971 the Four Power Agreement on Berlin, was signed between the US, USSR, Britain and France recognising each other's rights to Berlin. This treaty helped ease the tensions over West Berlin .. the Transit Agreement added to this.
 * May 1972 - The Transit Agreement helped ease the travel between the two divisions.
 * 1972 - The East German - West German Basic Treaty - a formal recognition of two German states and the links between them was accepted (no more Berlin Blockade, 1948). This was with the intention of increasing commercial, cultural and personal contacts between the two German divisions.
 * 1972 - SALT 1 - signed by Nixon and Brezhnev. An important angreement with the result of a freeze on strategic nuclear weapons. It comprised of two parts: the Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms and the Anti Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty. It was, however, only a freeze: it resulted in a continuing process of détente. It was also a recognition of Soviet equality in nuclear weapons, and the recognition of that a nuclear war would destroy both powers - war would have to be avoided (Mutual Assured Destruction).
 * 1972 The Basic Principles of Relations between the USSR and the US. A formal declaration of peaceful co-existance between the two powers.
 * 1972 Nixon pays a visit to China. **more?**
 * 1973 The Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement - in times of crisis, the agreement made consultation between the two powers available.
 * 1975 the Helsinki Agreement - signed by all European governments (not Albania), the US and Canada. A agreement which served as a formal recognition of the European frontiers. Through this agreement all frontiers in Europe, post war, were accepted. All of the governments signing the treaty also agreed to respect human rights - this was seen, by the Western powers, as an important achievement.
 * 1979 The Salt II agreement - limited the number of ICBMs and SLBM to 2400 together with a maximum number of MIRVs. The two powers agreed to notify each other on tests as well. The treaty was signed but was never approved by the US Congress (mainly because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). The treaty was followed until 1986.
 * 1979 The Salt II agreement - limited the number of ICBMs and SLBM to 2400 together with a maximum number of MIRVs. The two powers agreed to notify each other on tests as well. The treaty was signed but was never approved by the US Congress (mainly because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). The treaty was followed until 1986.