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President Carter tried to ease Cold War tensions when he took office in 1977 by
proposing to build more nuclear weapons.
vowing to destroy all US nuclear weapons.
negotiating the SALT I Treaty.
working with the leader of the Soviet Union.

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working with the leader of the Soviet Union.

Carter pursued détente—he negotiated SALT II with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (signed in 1979) and sought to cooperate to ease Cold War tensions.