The course objective is to provide an overview of U.S. nuclear weapons policy development including issues and challenges facing politicians today. It specifically covers the evolution of U.S. nuclear weapon policy, nuclear deterrence theory, applications of nuclear weapons within the instruments of national policy, factors influencing policy, foreign nation nuclear weapons drivers, and proliferation concerns. A Restricted Data tour of the Nuclear Weapons Instructional Museum is also conducted.

• Type Validation
• Level Intermediate
• Time Months