Acronyms
What does USA stand for
United States of America
What was the month and year the first nuclear bomb was tested
July 1945
What is one name of either Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
Little Boy OR Fat Man
What are you famously supposed to do in a nuclear blast
"Duck and Cover"
What does M.A.D stand for
Mutually Assured Destruction
What was the month and year the first nuclear bomb was used (Hiroshima)
August 1945
What bomb was first made in 1952 that was hundreds of times more powerful than A-bombs
H-bombs
What was the name of the soviet spy who leaked information on A bomb designs
Klaus Fuchs
What does ICBM stand for
Intercontinential Balistic Missle
When did the USSR first detonate an atomic bomb
1949
What three types of weapons are a part of the Nuclear Triad
land missiles, submarine-launched missiles, and long-range bombers.
What was the discovery in the 1970s that showed global consequences for high altitude nuclear testing
Formed holes in the ozone layer
What does USSR stand for
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What year did a third country (UK) get an atomic bomb
1952
What is the name of the largest bomb ever detonated
Tsar Bomba
What was the ideological difference between the SALT and START treaties
SALT treaties were designed to limit the growth, whereas START treaties were designed to actively reduce nuclear arsenal size
What does SALT stand for in SALT treaties
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
What is the exact date when the new START Treaty expired
February 5th 2026
What bomb was controversially made in 1977 by the USA
Neutron bomb (type of H bomb designed to create more lethal radiation)
What city was Fat Man dropped on AND what city was Little Boy dropped on
Fat Man = Nagasaki
Little Boy = Hiroshima