1. Lesson 1– The NPT

2.  Students will differentiate between nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.  Students will explain the history and purpose of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  Students will examine current issues facing the global community surrounding nuclear weapons.  Students will formulate opinions about the use and regulation of nuclear weapons.

3.  What are weapons of mass destruction?  Nuclear, chemical, biological  Inflict mass casualties & destruction

4. Biological NuclearChemical

5.  1945 – US 1 st A-Bombs, end WW2  1946 – Baruch Plan  1949 – USSR 1 st A-Bomb  1950’s – GB, FRA, China detonate Sputnik – Proliferation Geneva Accords  1957 – IAEA Created  1962 – Partial Test-Ban Treaty after Cuban Crisis  1968 – UN proposes Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty  1970 – NPT Official

6.  Physical Effects of an Atomic Bomb Explosion  http://app.discovery education.com/searc h http://app.discovery education.com/searc h  Review the effects of nuclear weapons  Give Handout

7.  Controls dvpt, spread, use of nuclear technology  3 Goals: Non-proliferation Disarmament Fair access for peaceful use  Signed March 5, 1970 43 Original, 189 Today

8.  Nuclear Weapons States (NWS) Exploded device prior Jan 1967 US-USSR-GB-France – China Can‘t transfer weapons/info  Non-Nuclear Weapons States (NNWS) Don’t /Won’t have Technology for peaceful use IAEA Monitoring

9.  I – NWS can’t transfer weapons/info to NNWS  II – NNWS won’t receive weapons/info  III – NNWS won’t turn peace into weapons, IAEA monitoring  IV – All R&D peaceful tech, free exchange info/tech, share w/dvp world  V – Share at lowest possible cost (free?)  VI – Agree to disarm negotiations  VII – Can make own disarm treaties  VIII – Meet every 5 yrs

11.  Think Pair Share  List the top 5 countries with Nuclear Weapons in order

12.  Using the laptops you will map nuclear weapons countries and their number of WMDs.

13. tries and their nuclear weapons Country Operational and strategic weapons* Total arsenal** SOURCE: FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS, AS OF 6 MARCH 2012 Russia2,43010,000 US1,9508,500 France290300 China0240 UK160225 Pakistan090-110 India080-100 Israel080 North Korea0Fewer than 10

14.  NWS – Big 5  Non-NPT Nuclear States India & Pakistan (Never signed) N.Korea (Quit ‘93, ‘03)  Suspected Programs Israel (Never signed) Iran (NPT Member) Syria/Myanmar http:// abcnews.go.com/GMA/Media/north-korea-helping-myanmar-secret- nuclear-program/story?id=10823439

15.  Prevents proliferation  Regulations  Sets stage for future negotiation Review Conference every 5 yrs (May 2010) http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/dc3243.doc.htm

16.  Do you view nuclear proliferation as inconsequential or agree with efforts to limit the spread and numbers of nuclear weapons?

17.  Each group will receive an article pertaining to nuclear weapons.  Read the article individually and answer the close reading questions.  Meet in your group to discuss the article  We will meet as a class and your group will share your article to the class

18.  Universality Nonsigners –Israel, India, Pakistan  Non-Compliance Iran http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middle east/2011/11/201111734745483645.html http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middle east/2011/11/201111734745483645.html N.Korea  Helping Syria & Myanmar?  Black Market Terrorism Theft/Illegal Sales http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline/nichols/tn5.php