See How Much You Know About Weapons of Mass Destruction

South Koreans wearing gas masks run out of a building during a civil defense drill in Seoul.
South Koreans wearing gas masks run out of a building during a civil defense drill in Seoul. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images

Test your knowledge of WMDs, from nuclear technologies to nuclear-armed states.

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August 6, 2019 10:00 am (EST)

South Koreans wearing gas masks run out of a building during a civil defense drill in Seoul.
South Koreans wearing gas masks run out of a building during a civil defense drill in Seoul. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images
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Test your knowledge of countries, history, economics, foreign policy, and more.

As new technologies have delivered nonconventional weapons capable of inflicting mass casualties, nations have increasingly pursued nonproliferation efforts. Find out how much you know about weapons of mass destruction.

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