In order to stop the devastation that nuclear weapons could cause during the Cold War, various treaties and agreements were signed between the countries of two blocks. The treaties and agreements include :
- Limited Test Ban Treaty ( LTBT ) 1963.
- Outer Space Treaty 1967.
- Strategic Arms Limitation Talk (SALT 1 ) 1968.
- Nuclear Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) 1968.
- Detente.