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This 5 page paper argues that treaties are generally worthless because they are too difficult to enforce. The SALT agreements are discussed. Iraq is used as a contemporary example. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Treaties. wps
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reason for the dilemma is that there is no feasible way to enforce these in many instances. The Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT) began in November of 1969 between the
Soviet Union and the U.S. (Safire, 1993). The acronym SALT was actually developed by a low level staffer by the name of Robert Martin (Newhouse, 1973). These talks were followed
in the early eighties by meetings with a different acronym called START which stood for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (Safire, 1993). All of these talks had the primary purpose
of limiting nuclear weapons (1993). These meetings largely emanated from the cold war, and a time where Russia was a major power. There was fear in the air still, even
after the McCarthy era, and nuclear weapons posed a major threat. While a great deal of tension had been alleviated with the later collapse of the U.S.S.R, the threat of
nuclear weapons still exists. There has in fact been nuclear testing near Asia in the late nineties, something that has generated concern throughout the world. Most troubling is Iraqs refusal
to comply with agreements in recent months. In fact, Iraq is an example of why agreements in general cannot work. Unless they are enforced, they are worthless. Iraqs nuclear program
relied on a great many methods of denial and deception, including the construction of buildings within buildings, and purposely making structures designed for the same purpose to look different; they
have also been known to hide power lines and water feeds in order to disguise a facility (Richelson & Gordon, 1996). Iraq has been known to suppress emissions, move critical
pieces of equipment late at night, and place key facilities underground (1996). Such strategies stand in direct contrast to the Soviet Union, a state which was thought to have complied
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