<Tab/>Détente is the name given to the period between 1963 and 1979, when the relations between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, experienced relaxed tension. Its main achievements were political, various summits were held and agreements were signed; in the field of economics, with increased trade; and in the field of science with increased cooperation between scientists of the two sides. The first SALT …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…eacute;tente, except for the fact that it created various meetings, hence communication, between the US and the USSR. This communication was important because it looks good in the public eye, and hence leads to increased trade and cooperation between the masses of the two sides. In conclusion, there were three main achievements of détente, the two SALTs, and the Helsinki agreement which affected the two sides, economically, politically and scientifically.