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PLCY492/GFPL492/PHYS488

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PLCY492/GFPL492/PHYS488 Science and Global Security
3 Credit(s)

This course examines technologies of modern warfare and intelligence. Topics include the design, production, deployment and effects of nuclear weapons; ballistic missiles and missile defense; bombers, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons and air defense; submarines and anti-submarine warfare; artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; satellites and anti-satellite weapons; verification and intelligence technologies; and chemical, biological and radiological weapons.
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Faculty: Steve Fetter