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When did the Soviet Union and the United States agree to cut their arsenals?

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In 1990 with the end of the cold war the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to cut their arsenals by 80% in an effort to create a climate of change that would discourage smaller nations from stockpiling and using such lethal weapons.

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