Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

DTRA-0019

Organization's ID:

DNWS-NW-210 M

Organization:

Defense Threat Reduction Agency/Defense Nuclear Weapons School

Location:

Online

Length:

3 days (24 hours)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	2	risk management

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide instruction on the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program, issues and challenges facing the program today. Functional areas of nuclear weapons fundamentals, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons issues, themes of safety, security, operational effectiveness, and proliferation concerns.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand key elements of the Nuclear Culture and Enterprise
Recall the basics of nuclear principle and materials
Identify the different phases of nuclear materials production
Recognize how nuclear weapons designs have evolved.
List the basic elements of nuclear weapons safety
Recall nuclear weapons blast and thermal effects
Recall nuclear weapon radiation effects
Recall the medical aspects of a nuclear weapons detonation
Define the history of nuclear weapons development
Recognize the U.S. nuclear weapons testing history, purpose, and peaceful nuclear devise tests
Recall current nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship program
Recognize the components and processes of the Nuclear Weapons Lifecycle
Recall the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile composition
Define how the DOD and DOE accomplish the mission of Nuclear Weapons Security
Recognize the elements of U.S. Nuclear Command and Control
Recall the basic elements of nuclear weapons treaties and arms control efforts
Describe and recall the motivations and methods nuclear weapons capable states have pursued their respective nuclear capability
Describe and identify the motivations and networks for states to seek and or proliferate a nuclear weapons capability

General Topics:

Nuclear Culture & Enterprise Nuclear Principles and Materials Nuclear Materials Production Nuclear Weapons Design Nuclear Weapons Safety Blast and Thermal Effects Radiation Effects Medical Aspects of Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons Instructional Museum (NWIM) Tour Nuclear Weapons Testing Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship US Nuclear Stockpile Nuclear Weapons Security NW Command and Control Treaties and Arms Control Nuclear Weapons States I and II Nuclear Proliferation

Instruction & Assessment