What's New in the Course
May 8, 2007
The distribution of test scores on the final exam is posted here. The final exams will not be returned, but the exams may be examined in Linda Thorman's office, room 337 Loomis Lab.
May 1, 2007
A brief current events reading has been posted for today on the Reading Assignments page.
May 1, 2007
The slides for the final two modules on Space Weapons and The Future are now posted on the Course Slides page.
April 30, 2007
The final session on May 1, 2007 will include an interactive discussion with the following guidelines:
- Most of this final session will be devoted to a class discussion of the most urgent nuclear weapon issues that the US currently faces and what the US should do on its own (or in collaboration with other states) to reduce the dangers these issues pose.
- Come prepared with your ideas and recommendations for action.
- An attempt will be made to come to a consensus on addressing the two or three most important issues.
April 24, 2007
The guidance for the final exam has been modified slightly to make clear that some questions on the exam may come from the assigned background readings, particularly: Graham Allison's Nuclear Terrorism and Sidney Drell's The Gravest Danger. The guidance, and all other exam related information, can be found on the Exams page.
April 24, 2007
Three more background reading assignments to be read by Apr 24 and May 1 are now posted on the Reading Assignments page.
April 24, 2007
The slides on the Missile Defense module are now posted on the Course Slides page.
April 22, 2007
Two more background "reading assignments" (they are both short videos) have been added due Apr 24 and May 1. They are available from the Reading Assignments page.
April 21, 2007
Another reading assignment due May 1 has been added on the Reading Assignments page.
April 19, 2007
The location for the Final Exam has been set. It will be held on Friday, May 4, 1:30 to 4:30 PM in 100 MSEB (same location as Midterm Exam). This is all posted on the Exams page as well.
April 19, 2007
Guidance for the final exam has been posted on the Exams page.
April 19, 2007
The slides for module 7, Arms Control have been posted on the Course Slides page.
April 19, 2007
A current events reading assignment has been posted. Check the Reading Assignments page for details.
April 19, 2007
Two new readings have been posted to be read by May 1, the last day of class. Check the Reading Assignments page for details.
April 4, 2007
The course meeting on April 26 will feature a presentation from Lt Col Chris Eisenbies titled Denying Safe Havens: Characteristics of Terrorist-Prone States. Lt Col Eisenbies is one of two current Air Force officers serving under a National Defense Fellowship at the University of Illinois in the Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS) program.
April 4, 2007
Powerpoint slides have been posted for the modules on Nuclear Arsenals. See the Course Slides page for all the details. Also, for those that are curious as the rough content of the rest of the course feel free to consult the slides from the 2006 course. These slides are also linked to on the Course Slides page.
April 4, 2007
Two new reading assignments were posted (these were both mentioned in class). A link is provided on the Reading Assignments page.
March 26, 2007
Please be sure to note that the ACDIS seminar on Wednesday, March 28 is now in room 384 Armory. Attending this seminar is necessary for completion of the second extra credit essay opportunity (ECEO-B). See the Writing Assignments page for all the details.
March 26, 2007
Midterm exams were passed back in class on Thursday March 15. For anyone who wasn't able to pick up your exam they are now available from Linda Thorman in 337 Loomis.
March 17, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, March 26th, will include an exercise requiring knowledge of the March 15 and March 26 reading assignments from Nuclear Terrorism posted on the Reading Assignments page.
March 16, 2007
The film shown for ECEO-A last night (Mar 15) was Fear of Cheating, Fear of Spying: A Companion Guide on Arms Control. This film was produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1986 and is not currently available commercially.
March 15, 2007
The distribution from the 2007 Midterm Exam is available here.
March 11, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, Mar 12 will be a review session for the upcoming midterm exam on Tuesday, Mar 13. Reviewing the previous exams posted on the Exams page is an excellent way to prepare for the exam as the previous exams cover the same topics that are most likely to be covered on the present one. Bring questions about the previous exams to ask in your Writing Lab on Monday. Check all the exam related details on the Exams page.
March 8, 2007
The slides for module 5, Delivery Systems, are now available on the Course Slides page.
March 7, 2007
Reading assignments have been posted for Nuclear Terrorism and The Gravest Danger on the Reading Assignments page.
March 7, 2007
A date has been set for ECEO-A and details are now posted. Check it all out on the Writing Assignments page.
March 5, 2007
The exams page has been updated with guidance for the midterm and additional old exams have been posted. Check it all out on the Exams page.
March 2, 2007
A current events reading assignment for Mar 6 has been posted on the Reading Assignments page.
February 28th, 2007
A new reading assignment for Mar 8 has been posted on the Reading Assignments page.
February 27th, 2007
The details of the RPP have been modified, including the deadline for RPPv1. Please see the Writing Assignments page.
February 26th, 2007
Reading assignments for Mar 1, Mar 6 and Mar 8 have been updated on the Reading Assignments page.
February 26th, 2007
A list of approved research topics has been posted on the Writing Assignments in the Details link for the RPP assignment.
February 25th, 2007
Reading assignments for Feb 27, Mar 1 and Mar 6 have been posted on the Reading Assignments page.
February 24th, 2007
Due dates and details have been assigned for RE4v1, RPP, RPv1, and RPv2. Please check the Writing Assignments page for all the details.
February 19th, 2007
The writing assignment due Thursday February 22, RE3v2, has been posted on the Writing Assignments page.
February 15th, 2007
In view of the recent snow fall, the deadline for full credit on RE3v1 has been extended 24 hours to 2:30 PM on Friday, February 16th. No submissions will be accepted after this deadline.
February 13th, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, February 27th, will include an exercise requiring knowledge of the February 6th reading assignment "Thinking About The Reliable Replacement Warhead" posted on the Reading Assignments page.
February 13th, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, February 19th, will include an exercise requiring knowledge of the February 8th reading assignment "Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq" posted on the Reading Assignments page.
February 13th, 2007
The slides for the second part of the course module on "Terrorism" have been posted at Course Slides.
February 10th, 2007
The first extra credit essay opportunity (Extra Credit Essay Opportunity A)
has been assigned. To qualify for this opportunity, you must attend the ACDIS Colloquium on counter-terrorism by Amos Guiora, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, Case Western Reserve University, on Wednesday, March 28th, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, in Room 356, Armory Building, 505 East Armory Avenue, Champaign. For further details, see the Writing Assignments page.
February 10th, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, February 12th, will include an exercise requiring knowledge of the slides for the first part of the course module on "Terrorism" posted at Course Slides.
February 8th, 2007
A reading assignment has been added for February 19th, on the Reading Assignments page.
February 8th, 2007
The writing assignment for February 15th has been posted on the Writing Assignments page.
February 7th, 2007
The Writing Lab on Monday, February 12th, will include an exercise that requires knowledge of the text "What Terrorists Want", by Louis Richardson.
February 5th, 2007
The reading assignments have been updated for Feb. 8–Feb. 15. They are posted on the
Reading Assignments page.
February 4th, 2007
The writing assignment for Feb. 5–Feb. 8 is posted on the
Writing Assignments page.
February 4th, 2007
The reading assignments for Feb. 4–Feb. 8 are posted on the
Reading Assignments page.
February 2nd, 2007
The location for the Midterm exam has been set. Check the Exams page for the details.
February 2nd, 2007
The "Introduction" and "Nuclear Weapons" slides at Course Slides have been updated to include the information presented yesterday. A new category of slides titled "Session Plans and News" has been added, to provide a summary of what was done in each Course session. A movie of the mousetrap demonstration is also available.
January 29th, 2007
The sources to use in preparing the Feb. 1 writing assignment are specified in the assignment ("the information provided in Chapter 4 of the OTA Report and in the class slides on Nuclear Weapons"). Therefore, there should be no doubt about what sources are being used for the definitions required in this assignment. Nevertheless, for practice we require explicit citations of all sources used for any definitions in the Required Essays, as well as in the Research Paper. To save space in the Required Essays, which are only a few pages long, we recommend referring to Physics 280 lecture slides using the style [07p280 Weapon Effects, slide 3] and to pages in the OTA Report using the style [OTA Report, p. 3]. More complete citations are required in the Research Paper for sources other than the Physics 280 slides.
January 28th, 2007
The writing assignment for Jan. 28–Feb. 1 is posted on the
Writing Assignments page.
January 26th, 2007
The Midterm and Final exam times have been set. The locations for the exams are still TBD. Check the Exams page for the details.
January 24th, 2007
The "Introduction" and "Nuclear Weapons" slides at Course Slides have been updated to include the information presented yesterday.
January 20th, 2007
The reading assignment for Jan. 25th includes the slides on nuclear weapons on the Course Slides page.
January 20th, 2007
The writing assignment for Jan. 22–25 is posted on the
Writing Assignments page.
January 20th, 2007
The reading assignments for Jan. 23–25 are posted on the
Reading Assignments page.
January 20th, 2007
The slides from class on Jan. 18th are posted on the
Course Slides page.
January 18th, 2007
Please bring a pen and paper to class today in order to write your in class essay.
Check the Writing Assignments page for more details.
January 17th, 2007
The slides from class on Jan. 16th are posted on the
Course Slides page.
January 16th, 2007
First day of class.
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