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Nuclear Security Quiz

Test your knowledge about nuclear weapons and their impact on global security with our engaging quiz. This quiz covers historical events, significant figures, and notable incidents related to nuclear armament.

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8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ThinkingAtom2023

Finish the slogan from the 1985 US–Soviet summit: "A nuclear war cannot be won ...

But it would sure make a hell of a show"

And must never be fought"

And thus we must seek peace"

Or ever attempted"

Who directed the scientific research of the Manhattan Project?

Albert Einstein

Niels Bohr

Robert Oppenheimer

John Lennon

Which US president could reveal that "My uncle used to tell me about nuclear before nuclear was nuclear"?

Donald Trump

Ronald Reagan

George W. Bush

Gerald Ford

Who directed the classic movie "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"?

Mary Harron

James Cameron

Martin Scorsese

Stanley Kubrick

What was the name of the largest ever nuclear explosive device?

Gerboise Bleue

Little Boy

Tsar Bomba

Ivy Mike

Which of these incidents almost led to nuclear war?

Someone mistakenly inserted a training tape simulating an incoming nuclear attack into an early-warning system

An early-warning system mistook a rare alignment of sunlight on high-altitude clouds for an incoming missile attack

A black bear climbed the fence of a missile base, triggering a false alarm of nuclear attack

The US Navy dropping depth charges on a Soviet nuclear submarine with pre-delegated authority to launch nuclear weapons

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