12 Aug Compare/contrast two or more readings from a given week.
Compare/contrast two or more readings from a given week.
You may reference any/all of the readings for a given week. Be succinct, compelling and incisive. What is something interesting, peculiar or discrepant in comparing two or more of the week’s readings? How does the noted difference matter? How does the difference or omission cause you to doubt the validity of one or more of the author’s argument(s)? How would you know if they are wrong or you are wrong? Write these documents expecting the reader/grader to try and disagree with you. Be persuasive!
Please do not include your name in the header, so that we can grade anonymously.
Be succinct, compelling and incisive. What is something interesting, peculiar or
discrepant in comparing two or more of the week’s readings? DO NOT SUMMARIZE
THE READINGS!!!!!!!!!!! We already know what they say. Tell us something new.
How does some difference between the readings affect the authors’ conclusions or your
interpretation of what the two (or more) readings imply? How does the difference or
omission cause you to doubt the validity of one or more of the author’s argument(s)?
How would you know if they are wrong or you are wrong? Write these documents
expecting the reader/grader to try and disagree with you. Be logical and persuasive!
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of the threats posed to national and international security by
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. Time permitting, some attention
will also be paid to new technologies of warfare (“cyberwar,” automated systems “drones”, space)
and to emerging modes of conflict (gray zone conflict, cross- or multi-domain deterrence
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Students will learn about how these weapons and strategies function, why states and some non-
state actors seek them, and how nations seek or attempt to prevent their spread (proliferation). The
course will do this in part by delving into the technical and policy challenges related to these
weapons. It will further address how CBRN weapons shape states’ national security strategies and
regional security dynamics. Efforts at the international level to restrict the use and proliferation of
these weapons will be discussed. We will also explore the future of WMD and CBRN terrorism.
