Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (AQA A-Level History): Quizzes
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Which environments did the 1963 Moscow Test Ban Treaty prohibit for nuclear testing?
Which environments did the 1963 Moscow Test Ban Treaty prohibit for nuclear testing?
Atmosphere, underwater, & outer space
What type of nuclear testing remained permitted under the 1963 Moscow Test Ban Treaty?
What type of nuclear testing remained permitted under the 1963 Moscow Test Ban Treaty?
Underground testing
What technology made external monitoring of nuclear tests viable by 1963?
What technology made external monitoring of nuclear tests viable by 1963?
Satellite reconnaissance systems
When did the People's Republic of China successfully test a nuclear bomb?
When did the People's Republic of China successfully test a nuclear bomb?
October 1964
What core principle did the NPT establish for non-nuclear states?
What core principle did the NPT establish for non-nuclear states?
They'd never establish nuclear arsenals
When did France and China finally sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
When did France and China finally sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty?
1992
How did ABMs threaten the strategic balance between superpowers?
How did ABMs threaten the strategic balance between superpowers?
They undermined Mutually Assured Destruction
What capability did MIRVs provide that brought the USSR to negotiations?
What capability did MIRVs provide that brought the USSR to negotiations?
One missile striking several locations
Why were nuclear weapons considered useless in the wars both superpowers were fighting?
Why were nuclear weapons considered useless in the wars both superpowers were fighting?
They were primarily guerrilla wars
When did SALT begin and when was the treaty finally signed?
When did SALT begin and when was the treaty finally signed?
Began 1969, signed 1972