Course # 33510 Section Number 1 Day(s) Tu Time(s) 3:30pm-6:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Global Conflict Studies Energy & Environmental Policy Course Instructor Kennette Benedict Syllabus Draft Syllabus 12/5/24 While issues arising from technologies that have both military and civilian applications are not new, the nearly incomprehensible destruction from exploding nuclear weapons focuses the mind as few other dual-use technologies can. This course will examine the development of national policies and the international regimes on the uses of nuclear energy. We will review military doctrine and the plans for nuclear war-fighting as well as the effects on societies of developing and using nuclear weapons. We will review the history of international proliferation of nuclear technology and fissile material and examine efforts to curtail the spread of weapons. In the second part of the course, we will focus on the development of civilian nuclear power and on current policy to prevent accidents and dispose of nuclear waste materials. Political leaders often face policy dilemmas because nuclear technology and materials offer great benefit, as well as presenting great danger. We will explore these dilemmas throughout the course. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Nuclear Policy Kennette Benedict Tuesday 3:30pm-6:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Honored with 2025 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research Wed., May 28, 2025 Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20 Tue., May 27, 2025 Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027 Tue., May 20, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Thu., May 29, 2025 | 8:30 AM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., May 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM Masterclass with Navin Kumar Tue., June 03, 2025 | 5:00 PM
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