nuclear weapons testing - 2024 ACF Fall

Question

Description acceptable. In 1995, riots took place across the Pacific after plans were announced to resume this activity on the Polynesian atoll Moruroa. For 10 points each:

[10e] Identify this activity, which the US performed at many sites in the Marshall Islands, including Castle Bravo on Bikini Atoll. This practice has been condemned for the effects of radioactive fallout.

ANSWER: nuclear weapons testing [or any description equivalent to detonating nuclear bombs or testing nukes or causing nuclear explosions; prompt on bomb testing or weapons testing]

[10m] Before ratifying the CTBT in 1996, this country undertook many nuclear tests in an overseas collectivity known as its namesake region of Polynesia, which includes Tahiti. This country also governs Wallis and Futuna.

ANSWER: France

[10h] In 1987, French agents sank this ship belonging to the environmental group Greenpeace in Auckland harbor as it was about to lead protests against France’s nuclear testing. Fernando Pereira was killed in this ship’s sinking.

ANSWER: Rainbow Warrior

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Summary


2024 ACF Fall at Cornell	fall	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State	fall	Y	9	21.11	100%	89%	22%
2024 ACF Fall at Washington	fall	Y	7	24.29	100%	100%	43%
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia	fall	Y	12	23.33	100%	83%	50%
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina	fall	Y	10	22.00	100%	80%	40%
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers	fall	Y	8	17.50	100%	63%	13%
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois	fall	Y	9	23.33	89%	89%	56%

Data


Cornell D	Cornell C	10	10	0	20
Miami B (UG)	Miami A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Michigan A (UG)	Jefferson County Scholars (DII)	10	10	0	20
Appalachian State B	UNC D	10	0	0	10
Duke B	Duke A	10	10	10	30
Chicago A	Purdue C	10	10	10	30
CWRU B (DII)	Michigan C	10	10	0	20
West Virginia A (UG)	CWRU C (UG)	10	0	10	20
Michigan D (UG)	Ohio State B (DII)	10	10	0	20
Michigan B (UG)	Michigan State A	10	10	10	30
Michigan State B	West Virginia B (UG)	10	10	0	20
Ohio State A (UG)	CWRU A (UG)	10	10	0	20
Miami C (DII)	Ohio State C (DII)	10	10	0	20
Appalachian State A	Tusculum	10	10	10	30
Virginia	James Madison A	10	10	0	20
James Madison B	Liberty C	10	10	0	20
NC State	VCU	10	10	0	20
Virginia Tech A	UNC A	10	10	0	20
Liberty B	UNC B	10	0	0	10
Liberty A	UNC C	10	10	10	30
William & Mary	Virginia Tech B	10	10	10	30
Lehigh A (UG)	NYU B	10	10	0	20
Maryland B (DII)	Rutgers B	10	10	10	30
Columbia J (DII)	Penn B (DII)	10	0	0	10
Rowan A (DII)	Princeton A (UG)	10	0	0	10
Rutgers A (UG)	Penn A (DII)	10	10	0	20
Chicago B	Indiana	10	0	0	10
Illinois A	Illinois B	10	10	10	30
SIUE	Illinois C	0	10	0	10
Notre Dame B	Iowa A	10	10	0	20
Notre Dame A	Iowa B	10	10	10	30
Notre Dame C	Northwestern A	10	10	0	20
Purdue A	Northwestern B	10	10	10	30
Purdue B	WashU B	10	10	10	30
Alberta	Arizona State B	10	10	10	30
UBC A	UW Pride	10	10	10	30
UBC B	UW Gluttony	10	10	0	20
UW Chastity	Arizona State A	10	10	0	20
UW Envy	Boise State	10	10	10	30
UW Lust	UW Sloth	10	10	0	20
UW Greed	UW Wrath	10	10	0	20
Auburn A	Georgia Tech A	10	10	0	20
Auburn B	Furman	10	10	0	20
Belmont	Clemson A	10	10	10	30
Alabama A	Clemson B	10	10	10	30
Emory A	South Carolina B	10	10	0	20
Georgia A	Georgia Tech C	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Emory Oxford	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech E	Tennessee A	10	10	10	30
Georgia Tech D	South Carolina A	10	10	10	30
Auburn C	Southern	10	0	0	10
Vanderbilt A	Mississippi State A	10	10	10	30
Vanderbilt B	Tennessee B	10	0	0	10
Bard A (UG)	Lehigh B (DII)	10	0	0	10
Columbia A (UG)	Maryland A (DII)	10	10	0	20
NYU A (UG)	Fordham A	10	10	0	20