IWP 607
Four credits
The aim of this course is to familiarize the student with the key technical, historical, legal, and practical political factors needed to understand and assess the merits of past, present, and proposed nuclear control policies. The course is not intended to cover every topic related to nuclear energy policy but should give the student the insights and tools needed to investigate them on their own. The aim is to inspire and interest the student to undertake such study both during and after the course.
Schedule for Fall 2019:
An opening reception is being planned for the first week of September. All ten seminars will be held near the Capitol on Fridays from noon-1:30pm. A light lunch will be provided.
• Sept. 13 City Busting, the Nuclear Weapons Revolution, and Precision Guidance
• Sept. 20 Nuclear Deterrence
• Sept. 27 Nuclear Energy Basics: Fission, Fusion, and Bomb Designs (Part 1)
• Oct. 4 Nuclear Energy Basics: Fission, Fusion, and Bomb Designs (Part 2)
• Oct. 11 Nuclear Energy Basics: Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Making*
• Oct. 18 Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: Its History and Key Premises (Part 1)
• Sept. 20 Nuclear Deterrence
• Sept. 27 Nuclear Energy Basics: Fission, Fusion, and Bomb Designs (Part 1)
• Oct. 4 Nuclear Energy Basics: Fission, Fusion, and Bomb Designs (Part 2)
• Oct. 11 Nuclear Energy Basics: Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Making*
• Oct. 18 Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: Its History and Key Premises (Part 1)
• Oct. 25 Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime: Its History and Key Premises (Part 2)
• Nov. 1 Arms Control
• Nov. 8 Energy Economics: Nuclear and Non-Nuclear
• Nov. 15 Nuclear Terrorism & Nuclear Proliferation Intelligence
• Nov. 22 Thinking about the Next Arms Race
• Nov. 22 Thinking about the Next Arms Race
Professor
Semester Available
Fall
Special Note
This course takes place on Capitol Hill in a lecture-style format. Enrollment in the course also requires permission from the professor.