Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DTRA-0013
Version:
6
Organization's ID:
DNWS NW 401
Organization:
Defense Threat Reduction Agency/Defense Nuclear Weapons School
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
5 days
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Nuclear Weapons & Strategy
Description

Objective:

The Nuclear Policy Course (NucPol) is a five-day course for members of the US nuclear enterprise that provides enhanced understanding of US nuclear weapons policies governing the management, employment, and deployment of nuclear weapons. The course provides advanced knowledge of US policy evolution, emphasizing deterrence theory, nuclear weapons policy during the Cold War, nuclear weapons policy and NATO, and an examination of current US nuclear policy issues. The course is offered at DNWS only. It includes an expert-led, policy-focused tour of the Nuclear Weapons Instructional Museum (NWIM). Students new to the US nuclear enterprise are encouraged to complete NWOC prior to NUCPOL

Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the main components of the Manhattan Project
  • Describe the main components of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing missions
  • Identify the basic themes of nuclear deterrence
  • Describe the evolution of nuclear policy, strategy, and forces of President Truman
  • Define U.S. nuclear policy and strategy from 1950 to 1970
  • Describe the evolution of nuclear policy, strategy, and forces from Presidents Nixon to Reagan
  • Recall fundamentals for Treaties & Arms Control

General Topics:

  • LAUR Brief
  • Nuclear Weapon Use & Possible Response Brief
  • Nuclear Deterrence & Policy Brief
  • Dawn of the Nuclear Age I/II Brief (Classified)
  • Current Stockpile Brief (Classified)
  • Introduction to Strategy (Classified)
  • Nuclear Deterrence Fundamentals (Theory I)
  • Nuclear Deterrence Theory II (Classified)
  • Cold War
  • Post Cold War Brief (Classified)
  • Extended Deterrence & Allied Assurance Brief
  • Modern Proliferation Concerns (Classified)
  • Current Nonproliferation Policy
  • Current Policy Concerns (Classified)
  • NATO Nuclear History & Policy (Classified)
  • Information Operations in Russian Media
  • Overview of the Federal Budget & Nuclear Deterrence (Classified)
  • Treaties & Arms Control
  • Current Nuclear Policy Challenges (Classified)
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
Supplemental Materials
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