Correction: The SALT II agreement was reached in June, 1979 and I believe that’s the correct period of time for the paragraph I quoted above.
It’s worth noting the US had a couple KH-11s already flying at that point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN#Block_I
Correction: The SALT II agreement was reached in June, 1979 and I believe that’s the correct period of time for the paragraph I quoted above.
It’s worth noting the US had a couple KH-11s already flying at that point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_KENNEN#Block_I