POLI 242D. Weapons of Mass Destruction (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/POLI.html#poli242d
Description
This course provides an overview of the challenges posed by chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons. Students will learn about how these weapons work, why states seek them, and attempts to prevent proliferation. We will delve into technical and policy challenges related to these weapons, and address how CBRN weapons shape national and regional security dynamics. Efforts to restrict the proliferation of these weapons will be discussed. We will also analyze CBRN terrorism. May be coscheduled with POLI 142D. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
Prerequisite courses
POLI 242D has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have POLI 242D as a prerequisite.