NDD 740 - Emerging Technologies and Nuclear Deterrence Operations

(3 units)

This course provides students with an opportunity to discuss the implications of seven technologies (artificial intelligence, quantum computing, autonomous systems, hypersonic weapons, directed energy weapons, fractional orbital bombardment systems, and perception manipulation technology) on nuclear deterrence operations.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain how the seven technologies studied work.
2. evaluate the implications of these new technologies for nuclear deterrence operations.
3. evaluate technological developments for their implications to future warfare.
4. place new technologies within a broader historical context.

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