Nuclear Weapons

As of January 2022, approximately how many nuclear weapons are there in the world?

• 1200

• 120

• 12,000

• 120,000

M.A.D (Mutually assured destruction) means that

• Only America or Russia could start a nuclear war and survive

• Any nuclear war would result in total annihilation for both countries

• No country will ever use nuclear war because they are so deadly

• Nuclear weapons will only be used on civilian targets

During the late 1980s, when the number of nuclear weapons worldwide was at its peak, approximately how many nuclear weapons in the world were there?

• 25,000

• 65,000

• 105,000

• 18,500

During the Trinity Test in July 1945, what percentage risk of igniting the atmosphere (thus destroying all life on the planet) was deemed acceptable to the scientists of the Manhattan project?

• 1%

• 1 in a million

• 3 in a million

• 0.001 in a million

According to Daniel Ellesberg's theory, how many times have the U.S 'used' nuclear weapons

• never

• Twice

• Three times

• upwards of 30 times

A 'doomsday / dead hand' device means a retaliatory nuclear strike is automatically launched by AI if a country is attacked with nuclear weapons. If whistleblowers are to be believed, how many countries have doomsday devices?

• None

• All countries that have nuclear weapons

• North Korea

• America and Russia, with others suspected to be developing them

In the U.S, approximately how many people have the authority to launch a nuclear strike?

• The President

• The president and Vice President

• The President, VP and 5 star generals

• 300 + people

Scientists calculate that given the number of nuclear weapons that have existed throughout history, the chances of there NOT being an accidental detonation at some point in the next 100 years is

• 1 million to 1

• 100 to 1

• 10 to 1

• 2 to 1

A full nuclear exchange between Russia and NATO (or India and Pakistan) would affect Indonesia in what way?

• 80% would be killed instantly

• We would be fine, but the internet would die

• Some would get killed by radioactive fallout, 80% would die from starvation within 5 years

• Little to no effect , except economic inflation / travel bans

Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the most likely conflict for a nuclear exchange was

• India and Pakistan

• Russia and NATO

• China and U.S

• North Korea and the U.S