Cold War Nuclear Arms Race Quiz

Which country was the first to use nuclear weapons in a wartime situation?

• Germany

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Soviet Union

In what year did the Soviet Union test its own atomic bomb, marking the end of the US atomic monopoly?

• 1952

• 1949

• 1945

• 1961

What was the name of the largest bomb ever detonated, tested by the Soviet Union?

• Fat Man

• Little Boy

• Mike

• Tsar Bomba

What was the main reason for the development of larger nuclear weapons by the Soviet Union?

• To outmatch the US in numbers

• For testing purposes only

• To compensate for delivery system inaccuracies

• To demonstrate power

What concept describes the idea that neither side would start a nuclear war for fear of mutual destruction?

• Flexible Response

• Mutually Assured Destruction

• Massive Retaliation

• Brinkmanship

Which missile type can be launched from submarines to any corner of the oceans?

• SLBMs

• ABMs

• MIRVs

• ICBMs

Which president introduced the policy of 'Massive Retaliation'?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Ronald Reagan

What was the primary purpose of developing MIRVs?

• To increase the accuracy of missiles

• To improve the speed of missile deployment

• To counter anti-ballistic missiles

• To reduce the cost of missile production

Which administration developed the 'Flexible Response' strategy?

• Kennedy's

• Eisenhower's

• Nixon's

• Reagan's

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) popularly known as?

• Skyfall

• Star Trek

• Star Wars

• Moonraker