What's New in the Course

May 7th, 2011
The "Actions for the Future" slides have been posted.

May 6th, 2011
The final version of the "Nuclear Arms Control" slides has been posted.

May 2nd, 2011
The Final Exam Review Session will be held on Sunday May 8th from 7:00—8:30 p.m. See the Exams Page for all information on the Final Exam.

April 21st, 2011
The "Nuclear Arms Control" slides have been posted.

April 20th, 2011
The "Missile Defense" slides have been posted.

April 9th, 2011
The "Nuclear Arsenals" slides have been posted.

March 16th, 2011
The final version of the "Nuclear Weapon Delivery Methods" slides has been posted.

March 10th, 2011
The "Nuclear Terrorism" slides have been updated.
The first version of the "Nuclear Delivery Systems" slides has been posted.
The ECEO-B has been moved forward to Tomorrow March 11. Please see the "Writing Assignments" page for more details.
The midterm exam review session will be held on Sunday March 13 at 6:30 PM in 144 Loomis.

February 24th, 2011
The final version of the "Effects of Nuclear Explosions" slides has been posted.
The first version of the "Nuclear Terrorism" slides has been posted.

February 17th, 2011
The third version of the "Effects of Nuclear Explosions" slides has been posted.

February 15th, 2011
The second version of the "Effects of Nuclear Explosions" slides has been posted.

February 13th, 2011
Extra Credit Essay Opportunity B has been chosen.

When: April 8, 2011, 12:00—1:00 p.m.
Where: University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL
Title: "Fear, Anger, and the American Response to Terrorism"
Speaker: John Lynn, Distinguished Professor of Military History at Northwestern University and a former Professor in the UIUC ACDIS Program
See the Writing Assignments page for more details.

February 11th, 2011
The first version of the "Effects of Nuclear Explosions" slides has been posted.

February 8th, 2011
The final verson of the "Nuclear Weapons" slides has been posted.

February 5th, 2011
Extra Credit Essay Opportunity A has been replaced.

When: February 15, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL
Title: "The Mushroom Cloud & the Cinematic Imaginary"
See the Writing Assignments page for more details.

February 4th, 2011
The "Nuclear Weapons" slides have been updated.

February 2nd, 2011
The "Nuclear Weapons" slides have been updated.

February 1st, 2011
EXTRA-CREDIT ESSAY OPPORTUNITY A HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER.

January 28th, 2011
The first slides for the "Nuclear Weapons" module have been posted.

January 26th, 2011
All the slides for the "Introduction to the Course" module have been posted.

January 24th, 2011
Extra Credit Essay Opportunity A has been chosen.

When: February 3, 2011, 4:00—5:30 p.m.
Where: Levis Center 3rd Floor, 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana
Title: "The Alternatives of Andrei Sakharov"
Speaker: Tatiana Yankelevich, Cold War Studies Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
See the Writing Assignments page for more details.

January 20th, 2011
Class slides have been posted.

January 18th, 2011
First day of class. Class slides have been posted.

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