Explanation

• The first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement, known as SALT I,
• It was signed on May 26, 1972.
• Signatories: USA (Nixon) and USSR (Brezhnev).
• Location: Moscow, USSR.

Additional information

• A second agreement, SALT II, was negotiated later and signed in 1979, but it was not ratified by the U.S. Senate.

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026

Explanation

Armenian and Azerbaijani official agreed on a peace agreement to end nearly four decades of conflict between both countries.

These neighboring countries were involved in a decades-long conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region since the collapse of the Soviet Union. 

Peace talks started after Azerbaijan retook Karabakh by force in September 2023.

The region is internationally considered part of Azerbaijan but for decades was under the control of Armenian separatists.

Armenia accepted Azerbaijan's proposals on "the two unresolved articles" of the draft agreement.

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Explanation

Explanation

• About Warsaw Treaty Organization 
• Type: defense treaty
• Signatories: Soviet Union and seven other
• Signed: May 1955
• Headquartered: Moscow, Russia

Explanation

China has decided to join the US arms trade treaty. 

Explanation

President Truman "signed the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950

establishing FCDA as an independent agency in the executive branch of the Government.

Explanation

The 'Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009

also known as the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Act

It was passed by the US Congress on 24 September and signed by President Obama on 15 October.

This bill provides Pakistan with a non-military aid package of US$1.5 billion annually, for the next five years

It was proposed by Senators John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and Richard Lugar (R-Indiana).

Explanation

• The SALT II agreement was signed on June 18, 1979,
• Status: Signed but not ratified; voluntarily honored.
• Signatories: Jimmy Carter (USA) & Leonid Brezhnev (USSR).'
• Location: Vienna, Austria.

Additional information

• The first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement, known as SALT I,
• It was signed on May 26, 1972.
• Signatories: USA (Nixon) and USSR (Brezhnev).
• Location: Moscow, USSR.

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Last updated by NS on 01 MAY 2026