The Moscow Summit 27-June-3 July 1974 and its impact on US-Soviet relations

Abstract

It is known that the international American-Soviet conflict began in 1947, that is, since the end of the World War II, and what is known as wars on behalf of the American and Soviet states emerged, such as the Arab-Israeli war, the Vietnam War and other wars that required the support of both countries to their allies and providing them with material and military aid, which led to the policy of the military arms race, and both countries began to equip their allies with weapons. This policy almost triggered the outbreak of the Third World War, if not intervened and avoided by Richard Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev. The policy of international accord began since 1969, whose main goal was to limit Strategic weapons. After the conclusion of the SALT1 agreement in 1972, the treaty still lacked some restrictions such as restricting missiles with warheads, ground tests and defensive missiles, in addition to limiting the number of US and Soviet forces present in Europe. Also, there are other issues such as the Middle East, including the agreement to hold Geneva conference, the European Security Conference, the Vietnam War, Energy, Environment and others.  which required holding another summit to limit the strategic weapons in the two countries, especially since President Nixon continued the policy of international accord with the Soviet Union, which also needed rapprochement with the United States of America in order to meet its need for wheat and obtain Western technology, so it was decided. Another US-Soviet summit for the period June 27 - July 3, 1974, which was the third summit between the two countries.