CIA
What does CIA stand for?
Central Intelligence Agency
What does MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
What is another name for H-Bomb?
Hydrogen-Bomb or Thermonuclear-Bomb
Under which president was the CIA established?
Harry S. Truman
Why was MAD created?
It was created to try and stop the use of nuclear weponds
What is the name of the nuclear process that powers H-bombs?
Nuclear Fusion
What law established the CIA?
National Security Act
How many nuclear weapons did the US have by 1961?
18,000
Which document advised president Truman that H-bombs were vital to US security?
NSC-68
What year was the CIA established?
1947
Who said this quote? “If you go on with this nuclear arms race, all you are going to do is make the rubble bounce.”
Winston Churchill
What year was the first H-bomb test?
1952
As technology advanced what methods did the CIA use to collect information?
Phone tapping and intercepting broadcasting systems
What is the secondary strike capability?
A nation could attack with nuclear weapons after already being attacked
Which two scientists created the original plan for the successful H-bomb?
Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam