The completed [[SALT II]] agreement was signed by [[President Carter]] and General Secretary [[Brezhnev]] in Vienna on June 18, 1979. President Carter transmitted it to the Senate on June 22 for its advice and consent to ratification. Carter was standing for re-election in 1980 and had pressured negotiators to make concessions in an effort to secure for himself an alleged election-year triumph. | The completed [[SALT II]] agreement was signed by [[President Carter]] and General Secretary [[Brezhnev]] in Vienna on June 18, 1979. President Carter transmitted it to the Senate on June 22 for its advice and consent to ratification. Carter was standing for re-election in 1980 and had pressured negotiators to make concessions in an effort to secure for himself an alleged election-year triumph. |