Watch the Spring 2018 class LIVE here on Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:10 pm PST. (Meeting ID: 812745783)
Recorded Spring 2018 Lectures:
- 1/17/18- Course/Goals Introduction
- Readings: FK, PP.1-32
- 1/22/18 – How the US got the bomb I; Tech Intro 1: Energy, Nuclear Size
- 1/24/18 – How the US got the bomb II
- 1/29/18 – Tech Intro II: Fission/Einstein
- 1/31/18 – Nuclear Weapons & the Cold War I; Tech Intro III: Binding, Fission
- 2/5/18 – Fission and y-ray emission, Nuclear Weapons & the Cold War II
- Readings: FK, pp.33-200
- 2/7/18 – In-depth technical I: Reactions
- 2/12/18 – In-depth technical I: Reactions, Nuclear Weapons & the Cold War III
- 2/14/18 – Reactors -> Weapons
- 2/19/18 – No class
- 2/21/18 – The nuclear proliferation challenge and the spread of nuclear technology
- 2/26/18 – In-depth Technical III: Weapons Effects
- 2/28/18 – In-class Project Discussions
- 3/5/18 – Weapons, U/Pu production, Testing
- 3/7/18 – Midterm examination
- 3/12/18 – Current Nuclear Strategy
- 3/14/18 – Stewardship Science/Forensics
- 3/19/18 – IAEA, NPT, and Safeguards
- 3/21/18 – Guest Lecture with Sheryl Hingorani “The Nuclear Posture Review: What does it say? What does it mean?”
- 4/2/18 – Guest Lecture with Brad Roberts “US Strategy: Extended Deterrence”
- 4/4/18 – US Iran Nuclear Policy
- 4/9/18 – Group project discussion
- 4/11/18 – Crisis Simulation
- 4/16/18 – The North Korea Challenge, Weapons –> Radiation Effects
- 4/18/18 – Weapons –> Radiation Effects
Review the class from Spring 2017 semester here.