Nuclear Weapons: Politics and Proliferation

Sharon Weiner

American University

Fall 2021

This course will help students understand the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. decisions about national security, including the politics of nuclear weapons decision making in the United States, the role of nuclear weapons more broadly in U.S. strategy, and explanations for why other countries pursue, develop, or forego nuclear weapons.

Level: Postgraduate

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