Overview
Description
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.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain how the seven technologies studied work.
- evaluate the implications of these new technologies for nuclear deterrence operations.
- evaluate technological developments for their implications to future warfare.
- place new technologies within a broader historical context.