Edward Rowny was the Joint Chiefs of Staff representative to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) from 1972 to 1979. From 1981 to 1984 he was chief negotiator for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START). In the interview he discusses SALT I and II. He describes the motives of the United States and Soviet Union going into the SALT process, resulting in SALT I and the ABM Treaty. He also describes Kissingers proposals during the SALT II process, which he says made sense at the time, but also sees the flaws in hindsight. He praises Scoop Jacksons ability to intuit what the Soviets were actually planning, and compares the accuracy of his predictions against those of Kissinger.
![Interview with Edward L. Rowny, 1986 [2]](https://bpldcassets.blob.core.windows.net/derivatives/metadata/commonwealth-oai:7d27br774/image_thumbnail_300.jpg)
![War and Peace in the Nuclear Age; Interview with Edward L. Rowny, 1986 [2]](https://bpldcassets.blob.core.windows.net/derivatives/metadata/commonwealth-oai:rf562r503/image_thumbnail_300.jpg)
