PSCI 269
Nuclear Strategy in World Politics Fall 2013
Division II Writing Skills
Cross-listed LEAD 269
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This course examines the role of nuclear weapons in world politics. Why do states acquire nuclear weapons? What are they good for? Do nuclear weapons make weak states more secure by leveling the playing field or less secure by making them targets for annihilation? Are nuclear weapons a force for stability or instability? Are missile defenses defensive or offensive? Are these weapons still relevant or is it time to re-think their usefulness? Topics include rational and extended deterrence, strategic doctrine, nuclear superiority, the stability-instability paradox, nuclear proliferation, rogue states, nuclear terrorism, missile defense, and cold war crises.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 15
Expected: 15
Class#: 1903
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: several short papers and a longer final paper
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the Gaudino option
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Leadership Studies concentrators and Political Science concentrators in international relations
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSCI 269 Division II LEAD 269 Division II
Attributes: LEAD American Foreign Policy Leadership
PSCI International Relations Courses

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