US Nuclear Response Plans Quiz

What is the main focus of the US government's nuclear response plans?

• To negotiate peace treaties

• To develop new nuclear weapons

• To explore all options in case of nuclear conflict

• To prevent nuclear attacks

What is the US's primary response plan for a nuclear event called?

• Operation Safe Haven

• National Response Scenario Number 1

• Project Shield

• Atomic Emergency Protocol

Which agency is responsible for the medical response to public health threats during a nuclear crisis?

• EPA

• FEMA

• CDC

• PHEMCE

What was the purpose of the all-purpose survival cracker developed during the Cold War?

• To provide a long-term food supply

• To serve as a luxury food item

• To be a part of a week's worth of provisions

• To be used as a trading commodity

When was the Strategic National Stockpile created?

• 1999

• 1991

• 2001

• 1985

What is the nuclear football?

• A code name for a nuclear submarine

• A protective shield against nuclear attacks

• A communication device for the president

• A device to launch nuclear missiles

How are nuclear launch requests processed?

• By a special committee

• Through a big red button

• Directly by the president

• Routed through the Pentagon for authentication

Who takes over if both the president and vice president are incapacitated?

• Secretary of Defense

• Attorney General

• Secretary of State

• Speaker of the House

What is Raven Rock?

• A military base

• A secret nuclear bunker

• A missile launch site

• A government office

What was the purpose of the 'duck and cover' campaign?

• To provide a strategy for surviving a nuclear blast

• To promote nuclear disarmament

• To teach children how to build bunkers

• To instruct on avoiding nuclear fallout