What Have Several Former Soviet Republics Done with Their Nuclear

question 71

Multiple Choice

What have several former Soviet republics done with their nuclear weapons since the breakup of the Soviet Union?

• A) Destroyed them
• B) Transferred their nuclear capabilities to energy plants
• C) Returned their nuclear weapons to Russia
• D) Sold them to the United States and Great Britain

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