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Day 8
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Review goals of NPT treaty. Review current threats to global nuclear security. Reflect on content & skill learning
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What are the goals of the NPT? Non-Proliferation Disarmament Fair Access for Peaceful Use
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Nuclear power plants Atomic energy (electricity) Radioactive Isotopes (Medicine, Agriculture, Industry) Oversight? NRC IAEA
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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