WMD (Weapons Of Mass Destruction)
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A weapon of mass destruction is any weapon - nuclear, radiological, chemical or biological – that can bring significant harm to a large amount of humans, or cause great damage to man-made structures. How much do you know about them?
- 1.Terrorism started in what period of history?
- A.
Post WW2
- B.
Pre WW2
- C.
Middle Eastern Times
- D.
Roman Empire
- 2.A major factor that has caused what is termed modern day terrorism was colonialism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The first use of atomic weapons were by the country Japan.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.The "nuclear club" consists of the following countries:
- A.
US, Egypt, Russia, France, Israel, and Brazil
- B.
US, Russia, China, France, UK, Israel, North Korea
- C.
US, Russia, China, France, UK, Israel, North and South Korea
- D.
US, Russia, China, France, UK, Israel, Japan, North and South Korea
- 5.Recently, within the last five years the Iraeli Air Force destroyed a suspected nuclear weapons plant in what country?
- A.
Egypt
- B.
Iran
- C.
Iraq
- D.
Syria
- 6.The greatest immediate danger in the hot zone to a nuclear blast, non strategic, is what?
- A.
Temperature
- B.
Shrapnel/Collapsing Buildings, etc.
- C.
Radioactive Fallout
- D.
Nuclear Winter
- 7.If the tactical nuclear device detonates at ground level, you should, in an attempt to survive, week cover in a building or stairwell away from windows at least on the Ninth Floor or higher.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Air detonation of a tactical device means you should seek shelter immediately in the basement, away from windows.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.If outside of the hot zone, you have approximately how many minutes to move upwind from the detonation to avoid radioactive fallout?
- A.
Five Minutes or less
- B.
Ten Minutes or less
- C.
Fifteen Minutes or less
- D.
At least Twenty Minutes
- 10.An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, is an phenominon caused from a nuclear detonation. An EMP "fries" all known electronics. Therefore, do not expect eletronics to work.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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