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Starting in the 1960s, the two super powers signed which two significant agreements to control arms?

Answer:

The two super powers, USA and USSR signed the following two significant agreements:

(i) LTBT (Limited Test Ban Treaty) - In 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground.

(ii) NPT - Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The further goal is to achieve nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.