Nuclear Weapon Terminology - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Credible threat of two or more powers being able to annihilate the other(s)	MAD	88%
Spread of nuclear weapons capability, either vertically or horizontally	Proliferation	75%
Use of threat to dissuade another power from attacking	Deterrence	63%
Meaning of ABM	Anti-ballistic missile	25%
First type of weapon developed by the US in the mid 1940s	Atomic bomb	25%
Meaning of ICBM	Inter-continental Ballistic Missile	25%
Explosive power equivalent to 1000 tons of TNT	Kiloton	25%
Capability to build a nuclear weapon rapidly, whilst not being a possessor state	Latency	25%
Explosive power equivalent to 1000000 tons of TNT	Megaton	25%
The ability of your weapons to live beyond a nuclear first strike from an opponent	Survivability	25%
Second type of weapon developed by the US in the 1950s	Thermonuclear/Hydrogen bomb	25%
Targeting of enemy's military infrastructure	Counterforce	13%
Scale used to determine likelihood of full-scale war	DEFCON	13%
Method in which a nuclear strike is sent	Delivery system	13%
Type of weapon designed with the intention of high radioactive consequence	Dirty bomb	13%
Meaning of IAEA, a watchdog verifying compliance with rules	International Atomic Energy Agency	13%
The idea that the existence of nuclear weapons fundamentally changes something about international politics	Nuclear revolution	13%
Having capability of delivering weapons via ICBMs, submarines and bombers	Nuclear triad	13%
Being able to hit back if attacked first	Second strike capability	13%
Enhancing one's own prestige	Swagger	13%
Small weapon with usage meant for the battlefield specifically	Tactical nuclear weapon	13%
Forcing an adversary to do something	Compellance	0%
Targeting of enemy's civilian population or political leadership	Countervalue	0%
Missile fired that flies at low altitudes, mainly for precision strikes	Cruise missiles	0%
Type of deterrence involved in protection of only one's own assets	Direct deterrence	0%
Type of deterrence involved in protection of third parties' assets also	Extended deterrence	0%
Type of deterrence which is ongoing to prevent crisis situations from occuring	General deterrence	0%
Type of deterrence involved short term to prevent imminent attack	Immediate deterrence	0%
Scholar who argued that the spread of nuclear weapons would enhance stability	Kenneth Waltz	0%
Scholar known for her work involving the Nuclear Taboo	Nina Tannenwald	0%
1968 treaty designed to stop the spread of nuclear weapons	NPT (Non-proliferation treaty)	0%
Leading scholar in analysing the psychological factors involved in nuclear decision-making	Robert Jervis	0%
Final nuclear treaty between US and Russia which expired Feb 2026	START Treaty	0%
Early scholar involved in the application of game theory to nuclear strategy	Thomas Schelling	0%

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