Bilateral, unratified agreement between the US and USSR setting equal aggregate ceilings and subceilings on strategic offensive weapon systems and imposing qualitative restraints on existing and future strategic systems.  Specifically, the SALT II equal ceilings include:

	• 2,400 aggregate limit on strategic nuclear delivery 
		vehicles (ICBMs,SLBMs, and bombers)
	• 1,320 subceiling on MIRVed ballistic missiles

In 1986 the U.S. repudiated its political commitment to remain within the SALT II limits.