AP 526(L) - Modern Nuclear Strategy

OVERVIEW: This lecture provides an overview of modern nuclear deterrence theory, and how it has changed since the end of the Cold War. It examines the modern problems associated with proliferation, and reviews the current nuclear landscape. It analyzes why some nations have chosen to pursue the development of nuclear weapons even when such innovation brings about ostracism in the world community, while other nations with the technological capability have deliberately chosen not to obtain nuclear weapons.