Advances in Technology - Military Technology

What was the name of the top secret project to develop nuclear weapons in the US?

• Newton Project

• Manhattan Project

• Apollo Project

• Saturn Project

Can you name this man?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Werner von Braun

• Neil Armstrong

• John F. Kennedy

In what year did the Soviet Union test its first nuclear bomb?

• 1948

• 1949

• 1950

• 1951

What planer was described as "the backbone of Strategic Air Command"?

• B-52 Stratofortress

• Minuteman

• Pershing

• Atlas

What was the range of the Pershing missile?

• 150 miles

• 250 miles

• 300 miles

• 400 miles

What was unique about the Polaris when it was first created>?

• It could reach space

• It could carry a nuclear warhead

• It could be launched from a submarine

• It never actually worked

What was the name of the early warning system set up in Canada and Alaska?

• DEW

• AIM

• MIA

• CORE

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative better known as?

• Minuteman

• Atlas

• Star Wars

• AIM

Can you name this American President who warned about the 'military-industrial complex'?

• Gerald Ford

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the type of spy-plane involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• UB40

• U2

• 10CC

• SUM41