What Did Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev Achieve by Signing

question 42

Multiple Choice

What did Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev achieve by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) ?

• A) trade in food and nonmilitary technologies
• B) assurances that both powers would operate within separate spheres in the Middle East
• C) a plan to relax the border between East and West Berlin by 1980
• D) limitations on the number of nuclear missiles and prohibition of missile-defense systems
• E) promises to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles by 50 percent by 1980

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Proteins

Essential molecules composed of amino acids that assist in various bodily functions, including catalysis of metabolic reactions, DNA replication, and response to stimuli.

Pericapillary Cells

Cells located around capillaries, often referring to pericytes, which play roles in vascular stability, blood flow regulation, and angiogenesis.

Macrophages

Immune system cells responsible for detecting, engulfing, and destroying pathogens and apoptotic cells.

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells through electrical and chemical signals.