Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
On January 8, 1977, General Ogarkov was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR and first Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR. On January 14, 1977 he was awarded the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union. In the 1970s, he played an important role in the preparation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, in the development of formulas acceptable to both sides.