Nuclear Arms and the New World Order - GENS4008


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Physics
	Course Outline: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
	CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
	Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
	Further Information: See Class Timetable
	Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

Description

Students are invited to study and discuss various questions concerning nuclear weapons. We look at the international political system, warfare and the arms race. We ask how a nuclear bomb actually works, and what are its effects. We study nuclear strategies, and review attempts to control nuclear arms. Finally, we discuss mechanisms of collective security which may eventually remove the threat of nuclear arms entirely: the European Union, the United Nations, and the 'New World Order'.