Nuclear Weapons

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Social Studies
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
As of January 2022, approximately how many nuclear weapons are there in the world?
1200
120
12,000
120,000
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
During the late 1980s, when the number of nuclear weapons worldwide was at its peak, approximately how many nuclear weapons in the world were there?
25,000
65,000
105,000
18,500
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
During the Trinity Test in July 1945, what percentage risk of igniting the atmosphere (thus destroying all life on the planet) was deemed acceptable to the scientists of the Manhattan project?
1%
1 in a million
3 in a million
0.001 in a million
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to Daniel Ellesberg's theory, how many times have the U.S 'used' nuclear weapons
never
Twice
Three times
upwards of 30 times
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A 'doomsday / dead hand' device means a retaliatory nuclear strike is automatically launched by AI if a country is attacked with nuclear weapons. If whistleblowers are to be believed, how many countries have doomsday devices?
None
All countries that have nuclear weapons
North Korea
America and Russia, with others suspected to be developing them
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the U.S, approximately how many people have the authority to launch a nuclear strike?
The President
The president and Vice President
The President, VP and 5 star generals
300 + people
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Scientists calculate that given the number of nuclear weapons that have existed throughout history, the chances of there NOT being an accidental detonation at some point in the next 100 years is
1 million to 1
100 to 1
10 to 1
2 to 1
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