Question

What was President Carter’s response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979

Answer 1

Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S.

Answer 2

As a response to the December 1979 Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty and recalls the U.S. ambassador to Moscow.

These actions marked the end of the age of detente and the friendlier diplomatic and economic relations that existed between the United States and Soviet Union during President Richard Nixon’s administration.