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CISAC Courses
Nuclear Weapons, Energy, Proliferation, and Terrorism
Course number(s): MS&E 93QOffered Spring quarter in the 2009-2010 academic year
Instructors
Siegfried S. Hecker - Co-Director of CISAC and Professor (Research), Department of Management Science and Engineering; FSI Senior Fellow
Preference to sophomores. What are nuclear weapons; what do they do? How are they different from other weapons? What drives proliferation of nuclear weapons? Why do countries want them? Can they be eliminated? What about Iran and North Korea? What role does nuclear energy play? Can it help combat global climate change? What are the risks of nuclear terrorism? Recommended: a course in international relations, engineering, or physical science.
Level
Undergraduate
Units
3
Department
Department of Management Science and Engineering
School of Engineering
