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100
He discovered the Special Theory of Relativity
Who is Albert Einstein?
100
The name of the first atomic test conducted by the United States.
What is Operation Trinity?
100
The ability to deter and retaliate.
What is assured destruction?
100
"Little Boy" had this type of core.
What is uranium-235?
200
He discovered the Neutron Particle.
Who is James Chadwick?
200
Operation Dominic consisted of this many tests.
What is 36?
200
The ability to deter and fight a nuclear war, while protecting citizens and cities.
What is flexible response?
200
The process where a neutron comes in contact with the nucleus of an atom, splitting up the nucleus and releasing a large amount of energy
What is nuclear fission?
300
In this year Otto Hahn and Frite Strassmann ran experiments to split a uranium atom by colliding it with neutrons.
When is 1938?
300
The name of the agreement created in 1996 to end nuclear testing worldwide.
What is the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty?
300
The spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology
What is nuclear proliferation?
300
Ricin is this type of a weapon of mass destruction.
What are biological weapons?
400
He is one of the two people who explained nuclear fission in 1939.
Who is Lise Meitner or Otto Robert Frisch?
400
The location of the United States' first atomic bomb test.
Where is Alamagordo, New Mexico?
400
The 5 nuclear-weapon states.
What are the US, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom?
400
The four deadly types of radiation
What are neutrons, gamma rays, beta particles, and alpha particles?