WorksheetsCold War arms agreements
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 17mins
SALT stands for what?
Strategic Arms-Race Limitation Time
Strategies against Lyto-Nuclear Termination
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
Solid Advice for Limiting Thermonuclerisation
What does ICBM stand for?
Intercontinental barrage of missiles
Intimidating continental bombing material
Internationally capable bombardier
Intercontinental ballistic missile
What does ABM stand for?
Anti-ballistic missile
Abortive bombing mission
American ballistic maneuverability
Anti-bullying measures
What does SLBM stand for?
Seldomly launched Baltimore missile
Self-launching bombing mission
Subterranean-launched ballistic missile
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
What were the two main purposes of SALT1?
To limit ABM sites on both the US & USSR
To drastically reduce the number of nuclear warheads produced by the US & USSR
To freeze further construction of ICBMs and SLBMs in the US & USSR
To prevent other nations from developing nuclear weapons themselves
The "Nuclear Triad" consisted of what type of nuclear-capable delivery systems?
Submarines, planes & ground silos
Ships, trucks & silos
Planes, trains & automobiles
Satellites, submarines & planes
Why was it in both powers' interests to limit ABM capabilities, specifically?
A) They were capable of destroying the world
B) They were too expensive
C) ABMs threatened "mutual vulnerability"
D) Both A & C
Who was US President during SALT1?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Who was USSR leader during SALT1?
Josef Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Why was the USSR receptive to SALT1?
They knew they could not keep up with US technological advancements
The arms race was costing far too much
Brezhnev needed US credit, grain, and prestige at home
All of the above
What is meant by "limiting the first-strike incentive?"
Encouraging a nuclear first strike
Discouraging a nuclear first strike
Reducing the likelihood of nuclear war
Which was NOT an achievement of SALT1?
A genuine reduction in ABM deployment
Froze ICBM and SLBM launcher counts to present levels
Greatly reduced USSR-US suspicions of each other
Allowed mutual satellite reconnaissance between the powers
SALT1 did not place any restrictions on these types of missiles:
ICBMs
MIRVs
SLBMs
ABMs
Who was US Secretary of State during SALT1?
John Dulles
Henry Kissinger
Dick Cheney
Colin Powell
What was Kissinger probably trying to achieve with SALT1?
Genuine friendship with USSR
Maintain Richard Nixon's prestige
Control the arms race, as opposed to end it
Both B & C
What does NPT stand for?
(a)
Which provision was NOT part of the NPT?
Dismantling of nuclear weapons to make numbers equal
Peaceful use of nuclear energy, e.g. electricity production
Nuclear-armed states agree to eventual disarmament
Nations without nuclear weapons agree not to make them
What is the likeliest reason why both the US & USSR were eager for the NPT to happen?
They were, first and foremost, trying to prevent nuclear war
They wanted to preserve their strategic advantage by stopping more nations having nukes
They were worried that Japan might take revenge for WW2
They were not happy about the impact of further uranium mining
Which nation acted as an intermediary for NPT talks?
China
Australia
The UK
Germany
Which two nuclear-armed powers initially refused to the sign the NPT?
India and Pakistan
France and China
Israel and France
The US & USSR
Why did France and China not want to sign the NPT?
China feared the USSR at this point, and France feared Germany; nukes kept them safe
They had spent too much on their nuclear programs
Both had already agreed not to use nuclear power; there was no point joining
They both saw the NPT as the US & USSR trying to maintain nuclear dominance
Which of these was NOT a success of the NPT
Almost all nations agreed in principle that nuclear weapons should not spread
It stopped India and Pakistan from developing nuclear weapons
It showed superpower cooperation
It lasted a long time, and still endures today
True or false: The disarmament commitments in the NPT were clear, succinct, timed, and enforceable:
True
False
The organisation that led the NPT talks was..?
The IAEA
The UN
The Politburo
The Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee
The NPT was signed in the year ________ and came into force in the year ________.
1962 & 1964
1968 & 1970
1970 & 1972
1981-1982
Following on the successes of SALT1, when did SALT2 begin to be negotiated?
Between 1968 & 1978
Between 1935 to 1945
Between 1972 & 1979
Between 1978 & 1988
Who was US President when SALT2 was signed?
Richard Nixon
Lindon Baines Johnson
David Foster Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Which of these was NOT a key aspect of SALT2?
Capping the number of MIRVed missiles
The closing of all loopholes in nuclear arms development
Limiting the total number of strategic nuclear delivery vehicles to 2,400 for each side, (later reduced to 2,250).
Banning new types of ICBMs
SALT2 was signed, but never (a) by the US Senate.
Which event is said to have collapsed SALT2 negotiations?
The collapse of the Helsinki Accords
The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Vietnam War
The death of Nikita Khrushchev
The collapse of SALT2 is said to have led to the end of what era of US-Soviet relations?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Second Cold War
Watergate
Détente
