The first three states to achieve nuclear capability were (in order):

Correct answer: C. The US, the USSR, Britain

  • A. The US, the USSR, China
  • B. The USSR, the US, France
  • C. The US, the USSR, Britain
  • D. The USSR, the US, Britain

Explanation

The United States tested the first atomic bomb in 1945, the Soviet Union followed in 1949, and Britain conducted its first test in 1952. China did not become nuclear until 1964, so option c gives the correct order.

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