IEER | SDA V8N2 / E&S #12



The Atomic Puzzler!


In Pursuit of Nuclear Trivia

Today is Gamma's lucky day!! Gamma has been invited onto a television game show and needs to practice answering some trivia questions. Can you help?

1. Which US president advocated complete nuclear disarmament during a summit meeting in Iceland?

2. What seven countries make up the New Agenda Coalition?

3. What international organization is responsible for verifying compliance of the non-nuclear weapons states with Article II of the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

4. What international organization is responsible for verifying compliance of the nuclear weapons states with Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

5. How many U.S. and Russian nuclear warheads are currently kept on high alert?

6. Approximately how many Chinese nuclear warheads can reach the United States and of these how many are kept on high alert?

7. How much money is being spent this year by the US government on ballistic missile defense systems?

8. What is the approximate total yield of the British Trident submarine nuclear force (as of March 1998)?

9. What are three verification technologies applicable to nuclear treaties?

10. Approximately how many nuclear test monitoring stations are currently operational?

11. How many would be operational if the CTBT enters into force?


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February 2000