NATO
What is NATO short for and when was it founded?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
April 4, 1949
What is the official name for the power that holds the nucleus together?
Strong Nuclear Force
What is Canada’s policy on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament based on?
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
Which book served as the basis for the film "Oppenheimer"?
American Prometheus, Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Why was NATO established?
Following the end of the Cold war, NATO sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II.
The order of the types of radiation from most penetrating to least penetrating is:
gamma, beta, alpha
What materials can be used to make nuclear weapons?
Plutonium and Uranium
What famous quote is attributed to Oppenheimer after the successful Trinity test?
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”
How many member states are currently in NATO?
32
Which type of reaction takes place in nuclear reactors?
Fission
What does the term "Weapons of Mass Destruction" include?
Nuclear Weapons, Biological Weapons, and Chemical Weapons
What were the names of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II?
Little Boy and Fat Man
What does Article 5, also known as the Washington Treaty, entail?
An armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all; and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
What is used to produce nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor?
Neutrons
Why was the effort to build the first U.S. nuclear weapons during World War II named the Manhattan Project?
The project ran out of an office in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which was home to Columbia University, where some of the first research was done.
What was the name of the first atomic bomb test conducted under Oppenheimer’s supervision?
Trinity
When was Article 5 of NATO used for the first time?
NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time in 2001, after the September 11 attacks organized by Osama bin Laden destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City and part of the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., killing some 3,000 people.
In order for Canada to reach net-zero emissions target by 2050, how many reactors need to be built and how much will it cost?
85 SMRs at a cost of $102 billion to $226 billion
Which countries in the world have reported having nuclear weapons?
Russia, China, US, France, India, UK, Israel, Pakistan, North Korea
Which element did Oppenheimer and his team use as the primary fissile material in the first atomic bomb?
Plutonium