July 1st, 1968 - Johnson Announces Weapons Limitations Treaty with USSR

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            President Johnson announced the planned signing of the Non-Proliferation Treaty with the Soviet Union. The treaty was to mark the beginning of discussion on the removal of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in both the United States and the Soviet Union. The dates of the discussions had yet to be said by Johnson, the rest of the government or in the Soviet Union and the matter of these discussions had yet to be said also, and further news on this subject would be updated at a later date.