The arms race during the Cold War was primarily between which two countries?
a) USA and China
b) USA and Soviet Union
c) USA and Germany
d) Soviet Union and Japan
Which event marked the beginning of the nuclear arms race?
a) Cuban Missile Crisis
b) Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
c) Korean War
d) Vietnam War
What was the name of the first nuclear bomb test by the United States?
a) Trinity
b) Manhattan
c) Tsar Bomba
d) Little Boy
Which country detonated the world’s largest nuclear bomb, the Tsar Bomba?
a) USA
b) Soviet Union
c) China
d) France
Which treaty aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons?
a) START
b) INF Treaty
c) Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
d) Geneva Conventions
Which country was the first to develop nuclear weapons?
a) Germany
b) Soviet Union
c) United Kingdom
d) United States
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was triggered by the placement of nuclear weapons in which country?
a) Venezuela
b) Cuba
c) Mexico
d) Brazil
Which doctrine promoted massive retaliation in response to a nuclear attack?
a) MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)
b) Truman Doctrine
c) Eisenhower Doctrine
d) Nixon Doctrine
Which international agency monitors nuclear proliferation?
a) WHO
b) IAEA
c) UNESCO
d) NATO
Which country withdrew from the NPT in 2003?
a) Iran
b) North Korea
c) Pakistan
d) India
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were agreements between which two nations?
a) USA and China
b) USA and Soviet Union
c) USA and North Korea
d) Soviet Union and Germany
Which country was the last to test nuclear weapons in the 20th century?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) France
What was the primary goal of the INF Treaty signed in 1987?
a) Ban all nuclear weapons
b) Reduce short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles
c) Prohibit biological weapons
d) Establish nuclear-free zones
Which US President is credited with the “Star Wars” missile defense initiative?
a) Richard Nixon
b) Ronald Reagan
c) George H.W. Bush
d) Jimmy Carter
Which of the following countries is NOT a recognized nuclear state under the NPT?
a) India
b) Russia
c) United Kingdom
d) China
Which doctrine states that a nuclear attack by one country would result in total destruction for both sides?
a) Containment
b) MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)
c) Domino Theory
d) Flexible Response
Which country conducted the first successful hydrogen bomb test?
a) USA
b) Soviet Union
c) China
d) France
Which country has the second-largest nuclear arsenal after the USA?
a) China
b) Russia
c) France
d) United Kingdom
Which treaty bans all nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, underwater, and outer space?
a) INF Treaty
b) Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT)
c) NPT
d) ABM Treaty
Which of these countries is known to have developed nuclear weapons but has not officially declared them?
a) Israel
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) Brazil
Which US-Soviet treaty led to a reduction in strategic nuclear weapons during the 1990s?
a) SALT I
b) SALT II
c) START I
d) INF Treaty
Which Asian country has officially tested nuclear weapons and is not part of the NPT?
a) Japan
b) South Korea
c) India
d) Indonesia
What is the purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)?
a) Eliminate nuclear arsenals
b) Ban nuclear weapon testing
c) Regulate nuclear energy use
d) Prohibit missile development
Which of the following countries abandoned its nuclear weapons voluntarily?
a) South Africa
b) Iran
c) North Korea
d) Israel
Which region in the world is considered a nuclear-free zone?
a) Middle East
b) Antarctica
c) South Asia
d) Eastern Europe
The nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called:
a) Fat Man
b) Little Boy
c) Tsar Bomba
d) Hydrogen Bomb
Which US city hosted the first nuclear disarmament conference?
a) Washington D.C.
b) New York
c) San Francisco
d) Geneva
Which international agreement in 1995 indefinitely extended the NPT?
a) START I
b) CTBT
c) NPT Review Conference
d) INF Treaty
Which of these nations does NOT possess nuclear weapons?
a) France
b) Japan
c) United Kingdom
d) China
