The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the anti-ballistic missile systems used to defend areas against strategic ballistic missiles. It was intended to reduce pressure on both states to build more nuclear weapons in order to maintain deterrence. The treaty was in force for thirty years. In June 2002 the United States, under the George W. Bush administration, unilaterally withdrew from it, citing the risk of nuclear blackmail from a rogue state, and that withdrawal ended the treaty.
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Signed in 1972, it was in force for the next 30 years.
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unilaterally withdrew from the treaty in June 2002, leading to its termination
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The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against strategic ballistic missiles, which are used to deliver nuclear weapons It was intended to reduce pressures to build more nuclear weapons to maintain deterrence.
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The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, also known as the ABM Treaty or ABMT, was a 1972 arms control treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union on the limitation of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against strategic ballistic missiles, which are used to deliver nuclear weapons It was intended to reduce pressures to build more nuclear weapons to maintain deterrence.
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