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Question 1: The United States conducted six nuclear tests before the ________ developed their first atomic bomb (RDS-1) and tested it on August 29, 1949.
Soviet UnionEast GermanyRussiaJoseph Stalin

Question 2: The money is going to people who took part in the tests, notably at the ________, and to others exposed to the radiation.
Nevada Test SiteTrinity (nuclear test)Pacific Proving GroundsOperation Plumbbob

Question 3: However, by the 1950s the United States had established a dedicated test site on its own territory (Nevada Test Site) and was also using a site in the ________ (Pacific Proving Grounds) for extensive nuclear testing.
VanuatuMarshall IslandsTuvaluPalau

Question 4: Nuclear testing has since become a controversial issue in the United States, with a number of politicians saying that future testing might be necessary to maintain the aging warheads from the ________.
Cold WarCentral Intelligence AgencyVietnam WarJoseph Stalin

Question 5: Some exact yield estimates, such as that of the ________ and the tests by India and Pakistan in 1998, are somewhat contested among specialists.
Teller–Ulam designNuclear weaponTsar BombaLittle Boy

Question 6: The largest nuclear weapon ever tested was the "Tsar Bomba" of the Soviet Union at ________ on October 30, 1961, with an estimated yield of around 50 megatons.
Vaygach IslandSeverny IslandYuzhny IslandNovaya Zemlya

Question 7: Nuclear explosions which are close enough to the ground to draw dirt and debris into their ________ can generate large amounts of nuclear fallout due to irradiation of the debris.
ChlorineMushroom cloudOperation CrossroadsOxygen

Question 8: High altitude nuclear explosions can generate an ________ (EMP), and charged particles resulting from the blast can cross hemispheres to create an auroral display.
PhotonElectromagnetic pulseElectromagnetismElectromagnetic radiation

Question 9: A limited number of ________ have also been conducted, generally fired from rockets.
High-altitude nuclear explosionStarfish PrimeThe K ProjectOperation Fishbowl

Question 10: In addition to the ________, the first nuclear test of a given weapon type for a country is included, and tests which were otherwise notable (such as the largest test ever).
Timeline of the Manhattan ProjectAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiSurrender of JapanManhattan Project
















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