VOICED: Ex-Soviet warheads now power US homes

The video discusses the post-WWII era, focusing on the US-Russia non-proliferation agreement where Russia sold uranium from 20,000 nuclear warheads to the US for peaceful energy use. This initiative, known as the Megatons to Megawatts program, significantly contributed to US energy supply. The video also compares this program to the New START Treaty, highlighting the reduction of nuclear warheads and its impact on international security.

What was the primary purpose of the agreement signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin?

• To increase the number of nuclear warheads

• To end the Cold War

• To sell uranium for peaceful energy use

• To develop new nuclear weapons

What is the final destination of the converted nuclear fuel from Russia?

• Saint Petersburg

• Siberia

• Kentucky

• Moscow

How much of the United States' energy use is supplied by the repurposed uranium?

• 20%

• 15%

• 5%

• 10%

What is the Megatons to Megawatts program known for?

• Increasing nuclear arsenals

• Being an efficient nonproliferation project

• Developing new nuclear technologies

• Ending the Cold War

How many nuclear warheads were reduced by the New START Treaty?

• 500

• 200

• 700

• 1000