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    How Much Do You Know About Nukes?

    There are still thousands of nuclear weapons in the world. More than enough to destroy the planet and the UK has plenty of their own too. But how much do you know about them?

    DanWMDA
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    1. 1. In what year was a nuclear weapon first used?

    2. 2. How many countries have their own nuclear weapons today?

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    3. 3. In 1968 a landmark treaty called the Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed. It recognised 5 countries as possessors of nuclear weapons, who are they?

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      The aims of the treaty were to, stop the spread of nuclear weapons, promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and achieve total disarmament of all nuclear weapons

    4. 4. Which 4 other countries possess nuclear weapons?

      These guys are not recognised by the NPT.

    5. 5. What is the approximate total number of nuclear weapons in the world today between these 9 countries?

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      It's impossible to know *exactly*, as some countries are very secretive indeed.

    6. 6. Which country voluntarily dismantled all of it's nuclear bombs?

      There's only ever been one.

    7. 7. The British government will decide in 2016 whether it wants to renew it's nuclear weapons system, Trident. How much is this estimated to cost over the next 30 years?

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    8. 8. Britain's nuclear weapons are based on submarines, one of which is in the water at all times of the year. How many submarines are there in total though?

    9. 9. Each submarine can carry up to 16 missiles, if fired from the UK how far can one of these missiles go?

    10. 10. On each Trident missile, it is possible to carry up to 8 nuclear warheads. How powerful are each of these warheads compared to the bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the end of the Second World War??

      90,000-166,000 people were killed in this bombing, including those who died in the blast and those who died in the next 2-4 months due to burns and radiation.
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