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Day 8.  Review goals of NPT treaty.  Review current threats to global nuclear security.  Reflect on content & skill learning.

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1 Day 8

2  Review goals of NPT treaty.  Review current threats to global nuclear security.  Reflect on content & skill learning

3  What are the goals of the NPT? Non-Proliferation Disarmament Fair Access for Peaceful Use

4  Nuclear power plants Atomic energy (electricity)  Radioactive Isotopes (Medicine, Agriculture, Industry)  Oversight? NRC IAEA

5  Ballistic vs Cruise? Enter atmosphere Lower flying jet-propelled  Tactical vs Strategic? Intermediate Range BM Submarine Launched, Intercontinental BM  Defensive? ABM ABM Defense System ABM Treaty

6  Which agreements deal with testing? LTBT, CTBT  Which agreements address disarmament? SALT I & II; INF, START I, II, New START; SORT  Which agreements address proliferation? NPT, SORT

7  Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) - Reduce nuclear dangers & move towards zero Prevent nuclear terrorism (secure materials, accountability) Prevent nuclear proliferation Reduced role in US defense Continued arms reduction w/Russia Renounce dvpt of new nuclear weapons

8  India/Pakistan  Israel  Syria/Myanmar  Iran  North Korea “ Deterrance is dependent on rationality, and the more people with access to nuclear weapons increases the risk that irrationality will enter the equation.” Jon Meacham

9  Skill Reflection Why is annotation a valuable skill? Assess your strengths/weaknesses with this skill.  Content Reflection How did your content knowledge grow or change? What should be done to address nuclear security?  Unit Reflection What did you like/dislike about unit structure? Suggestions?


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