Weapons of Mass Destruction
RINT-574-9567
University at Albany
- Semester
- Fall 2025
- Instructor
- Christopher O Clary
- Start Date
- 08-25-2025
- Total Credits
- 3
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- 518-442-5140
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This course provides an introduction to the causes and consequences of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation. Each week we will explore a different dimension of WMD proliferation, drawing on academic theory and historical evidence. Questions the course will address include: How different are nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons in their physical and political effects? Do nuclear weapons make the world more or less dangerous? Will the future for new nuclear states be more or less dangerous than the historical superpower experience? Is nuclear deterrence easy or hard? Is nuclear terrorism a real or over-hyped threat? Do ethical concerns about nuclear weapons make them different than other weapons? Answers to these questions ought to inform how students understand historical events and contemporary policy problems.
Course Area: Political Science
Level: Graduate
Dates: 08-25-2025 - 12-08-2025
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