Financial Entry 6th August 2020 Nuclear Actuary

Welcome to this evenings edition
of the quiz show

Mastermind

1st contestant please

Name ?
Joost Doing Myjob

Occupation ?
Actuary
Department of Financial Responsibility
Ministry of Defence

Specialist Subject ?
Nuclear weapon spending

Question 1,

The 6th of August is the anniversary date of what event

Joost

The dropping of the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima

Correct

Question 2,

How many countries have since then ceased there nuclear weapons program

Joost,

1 South Africa

Correct

Question 3,

Has government spending on nuclear weapons increased or decreased since


Joost,

Increased quite substantially year on year

Correct

Question 4,

Currently how many nuclear weapons are there in existence

Joost,

That's a trick question no one knows in fact thousands and thousands enough to blow the world to pieces 10 times over to still be able to leave 1 for each of the remaining survivor's

Correct

Final question

Can you explain why ?

Joost, Joost ( elongated pause )
Sorry need an answer have to hurry you

Because of our enemies like Iraq with 
Weapons of mass destruction
And North Korean dictator
Kim be Illin the cartoon character

Sorry No 
Incorrect
The answer in fact i have on my card is 

Because arms and war munitions manufacturing
is the profitable enterprises in the world

Correct

A small price we need to pay in order to keep 
the country and our loved one's safe

Incorrect

And remember kid's guns don't kill 
people do 

Correct

With the very same bullets and guns you 
sold to them
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Date: 8/7/2020 11:51:00 AM
Sardonic and true Christopher weapons sales are huge business, governments buy them to keep themselves in power while the population starve, I think South Africa may have had a hand in Israel testing their nukes, cheers David
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/7/2020 12:15:00 PM
Bush Snr & Bush Jnr & D.C Spring to mind So does the phrase Conflict of interest
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/7/2020 12:11:00 PM
You are probably right David. I know that Mosad used to train the S.A defense force in bush warfare tactics they had close ties. Just showing another bit of or your wide breadth of knowledge here my mate . Kudos David a rare true blessing and gift
Date: 8/6/2020 3:54:00 PM
Money money money, uhuh, uhuh, yup yup yup yup yup...
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 8/6/2020 4:32:00 PM
Yup , Yup , Yup Take 3 stars over money any day XxX
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