Arms Race Slides

Question 1

What weapon is developed after the atom bomb? when? how strong is it?

Answer 1

1952 US develops hydrogen bomb. 750x stronger than a little boy.

Question 2

When does the USSR create their hydrogen bomb?

Answer 2

1953 USSR hydrogen bomb

Question 3

By 1954, the US could drop ___ nukes within hours

Answer 3

150

Question 4

MAD

Answer 4

mutually assured destruction

Question 5

____ nukes can destroy___ of the world

Answer 5

2000 ; 1/3

Question 6

During the cold war, the US spends $____ on nukes, which is $____ for every american!

Answer 6

US spends $5.5 trillion on nukes. $20k for every American.

Question 7

Today, who has nukes?

Answer 7

9 countries have nukes.

(US, UK, FR, RU, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, N. Korea)

Question 8

Who dismantles the last big nuke? how BIG is that nuke?

Answer 8

Obama dismantles last big nuke (B53)

B53 is 600x more powerful than little boy and minivan size

Question 9

Today, what is the biggest nuke we have

Answer 9

Biggest nuke today is B83 (1.2 megatons)

Question 10

What does 1 BB represent

Answer 10

1BB = All bombs during WW2 (3 megatons)

Question 11

3 BB represents

Answer 11

Poseidon sub (US has 30).
Can destroy 200 Russian cities.

Question 12

8 BB represents

Answer 12

Trident sub. US & Russia have them. 1 sub can destroy every major city in the northern hemisphere.

Question 13

6000 BB represents

Answer 13

All nukes at cold war peak. (1962) 23, 444 nukes.

Can kill everyone 4x over.