Space Race And Arms Race?

Question: Space Race And Arms Race!?

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arms race:explain NATO and the warsaw pact

ARMS RACE: explain the process of armins and then disarming during the cold war years between the US and USSR ( salt 1,2,3 )

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NATO - military alliance set up by USA, UK, France & others to counter perceived Soviet aggression!.
Warsaw Pact - military alliance set up by USSR, Poland, Hungary & others to counter threat of NATO!.
See:
http://www!.warsaw-life!.com/poland/warsaw!.!.!.
http://www!.nato!.int/

Arms race - technological race, missiles, nuclear armaments and weapons' delivery systems conducted by NATO & Warsaw Pact to attempt to gain a military / political / strategic advantage over the opposing alliance!.

Salt treaties - attempts by USSR & USA to reduce nuclear arms and other military technologies (like anti-ballistic missile weapons)!.
For details of each of the agreements see:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Strategic_A!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com