GSIPM

WKSH    8594: North Korea’s Nuclear Program with Professor Jeffrey Lewis

Credits: 1
Dates: April 1-3

COURSE DESCRIPTION
An introduction to the history of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, as well as international efforts to constrain those programs.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students successfully completing this course will be:

-Acquainted with basic information regarding North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, including plutonium production and uranium enrichment programs, as well as proliferation behavior.
-Aware of basic methodological issues in intelligence when attempting to assess the past, current and possible future status of those programs
-Able to prepare and present a policy-focused memo on a selected topic relating to North Korea’s nuclear programs.

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS

There are no required readings.  Documents and texts will be handed out in class.

REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

This workshop is pass/fail based on attendance and submission of the memorandum at the end of the course.

Full syllabus posted on Moodle in the GSIPM Front Desk course. View Jeffrey Lewis’ blog on arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation!