Multiple choice general knowledge

What was the name of the world’s first nuclear submarine?

  1. Fat Man

  2. Nautius

  3. Green Mermaid

  4. Red October
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Explanation

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954. Its name honored the fictional submarine in Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' Fat Man was a WWII atomic bomb, while Green Mermaid and Red October are fictional names from other contexts.

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