Nuclear Disarmament | MCQs

Explanation

The three countries that have not signed the CTBT are:

• India
• North Korea
• Pakistan

These countries are also among the eight Annex 2 states that have not ratified the treaty.

 The United States was the first nation to sign the treaty.

Signatories:187

Ratifiers: 178

Additional information 

CTBT stands for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 

It's a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions for both civilian and military purposes

Signed: 24 September 1996

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Explanation

Little Boy type of bomb, which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima age on 2023: 78 years

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The Little Boy type of bomb, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945

Specifications

Mass 9,700 pounds (4,400 kg)

Length 10 feet (3.0 m)

Diameter 28 inches (71 cm)

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.The Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, at 11:01 AM.

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Explanation

• The Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, at 11:01 AM.
• The atomic bomb pm Nagasaki was dropped on 9 August 1945.
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•  The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki On August 9, 1945. 
• The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people
  
• “Fat Man” dropped an atomic bomb at 11:02 that morning.
• Little Boy was the name of the Atomic Bomb dropped on the city of Hiroshima
  
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Explanation

The New START Treaty was signed between the United States and Russia in 2010

It was signed between Presidents Obama (USA) and Medvedev (Russia) at the Prague 

The  New START Treaty also known as (SORT)

It was signed on 8 April 2010 in Prague

New START replaced the Treaty of Moscow (SORT) in December 2012

It will Expiration on 5 February 2026

Explanation

The New START Treaty was signed between United States and Russia in 2010 in Prague (capital of Czech Republic).

It entered into force in 2011.

Under the treaty, the countries will reduce their strategic nuclear missile launchers by half.