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.
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The completed [[Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty II]] or [[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.
Zbigniew Brezinski later remarked about events two weeks after signing the treaty:
Zbigniew Brezinski later remarked about events two weeks after signing the treaty: