Question

ten years ago, the united states and the soviet union made the historic decision to open the strategic arms limitations talks, or salt. the purpose of salt, then as now, is not to gain a unilateral advantage for either nation, but to protect the security of both nations, to reverse the costly and dangerous momentum of the nuclear arms race, to preserve a stable balance of nuclear forces, and to demonstrate to a concerned world that we are determined to help preserve the peace. what were the purposes of salt? check all of the boxes that apply. to achieve peace to protect the security of the united states to form an alliance against communist nations to stop the nuclear arms race to give the united states an advantage over the soviet union

Explanation:

SALT aimed to stop the nuclear - arms race, protect the security of both the US and the Soviet Union, and achieve peace. It was not about forming an alliance against communist nations or giving one nation an advantage over the other.

Answer:

to achieve peace
to protect the security of the United States
to stop the nuclear arms race