1. Weapons of Mass Destruction

2. Background Read through page 44
What are the three main categories of WMD?
Give three examples of when state’s have used WMD.
What are the problems with the 1997 Chemical and Biological Weapons conventions?

3. Geography of nuclear weapons
Use the link to find out who has nuclear weapons
Use maps, key and annotation

4. Evaluation of WMD
Positives of WMD
Negatives of WMD

5. Key treaties on nuclear weapons
Annotate the sheet showing key treaties

6. The 1968 non-proliferation treaty
Read through pages 45 to 46
Describe the non-proliferation treaty (NPT)
Evaluate its success
Good Bad

7. Key Nuclear Flashpoints
Make brief notes on the following.
The Indian sub-continent
Iran and the Middle East
North Korea

8. Obama and non-proliferation
Read through the following articles
Q and A Obama
Make notes on this link. START.
Explain why Obama’s position can be seen as a ‘balancing act’

9. Back to Trident http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4805768.stm
To what extent is the renewal of Trident justifiable?

10. Essay question
To what extent does nuclear proliferation threaten peace and security?
(Total for Question 6 = 45 marks)

11. Topics to revise Clash of civilisations ‘New’ Wars etc
Changing nature of terrorism
To what extent is counter terrorism compatible with upholding human rights.
Nuclear proliferation and WMD