Chernobyl, Ukraine, has become famous because of this event in 1986

A) nuclear reactor accident
B) demonstration against Soviet rule
C) assassination of the Soviet leader
D) nuclear weapons treaty signed by the Soviet Union and China
E) launching of a manned mission to the Moon


Answer: A

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