swap_horiz START I Alternatives

1

Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany

The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, signed in 1990, formally concluded post-World War II arrange...

Cold War 1990 Bilateral Germany Reunification

9.5 Brilliant

2

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, established in 1968, is a landmark multilateral treaty designed to prevent the spr...

Arms Control Nuclear 1968 Un

9.4 Excellent

3

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security (US-Japan 1960)

The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, signed in 1960, formalized a security...

Security Cold War 1960 Bilateral

9.4 Excellent

4

INF Treaty

The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, established in 1987, was a landmark agreement between the United States an...

Arms Control Nuclear 1987 Us Ussr

9.2 Excellent

5

Helsinki Final Act

The Helsinki Final Act is a 1975 European security agreement establishing principles for peaceful relations among Europe...

Cold War Europe Human Rights 1975

9.2 Excellent

6

Five Eyes Agreement (UKUSA)

The UKUSA Agreement, established in 1946, is a multilateral intelligence agreement between the United States, United Kin...

Cold War Intelligence 1946 Signals

9.2 Excellent

7

Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed in 1963, established a landmark agreement to halt nuclear weapons testing wi...

Cold War Testing Arms Control Nuclear

9.0 Excellent

8

New START

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is a bilateral agreement between the United States and Russia establ...

2010 Nuclear Bilateral Arms Reduction

9.0 Excellent

9

US-Japan Security Treaty

The US-Japan Security Treaty of 1951 established a bilateral defense agreement between the United States and Japan. This...

Security Cold War 1951 Bilateral

9.0 Excellent

10

Alaska Purchase Treaty

The Alaska Purchase Treaty, signed in 1867, formalized the transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States. This bil...

Alaska 1867 Territory Bilateral

9.0 Excellent

11

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was a landmark agreement signed in 1987 between the United States and the S...

Arms Control Nuclear 1987 Us Ussr

9.0 Excellent

12

SALT I

SALT I, formally the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty of 1972, represents a pivotal moment in the Cold War. This treaty...

Cold War Arms Control Nuclear 1972

8.9 Great

13

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed in 1972 by the United States and the Soviet Union, prohibited the deployment o...

Cold War Nuclear 1972 Us Ussr

8.7 Great

14

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

1996 treaty banning all nuclear test explosions that has been signed by most countries but has not entered into force as...

Testing Arms Control 1996 Nuclear

8.5 Great

15

Seabed Arms Control Treaty

Effective in 1972, this multilateral agreement bans the emplacement of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruc...

Arms Control 1971 Nuclear Multilateral

8.5 Great

16

Warsaw Pact

Established in 1955, this collective defense treaty created a military alliance between the Soviet Union and several Eas...

Cold War Soviet Bloc 1955 Eastern Europe

8.5 Great

17

Treaty of Friendship (Soviet-Finnish 1948)

This 1948 bilateral agreement between Finland and the Soviet Union established mutual defense terms and formed the basis...

Cold War Finland Ussr 1948

8.0 Great

18

Taiwan Relations Act (US domestic law)

Enacted by the US Congress in 1979, this law governs unofficial diplomatic and commercial relations with Taiwan followin...

Security Cold War 1979 Bilateral

8.0 Great

19

SORT (Moscow Treaty)

2002 US-Russia treaty limiting each side's deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 1,700–2,200, notable as one of the sho...

Cold War Nuclear 2002 Arms Reduction

7.8 Good

20

SALT II

1979 US-Soviet arms control treaty limiting strategic nuclear delivery vehicles, signed by Carter and Brezhnev but never...

Cold War Arms Control Nuclear 1979

6.5 Fair