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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE ON GLOBAL CONFLICT AND COOPERATION
PUBLIC POLICY AND NUCLEAR THREATS
In-residence training program •for professionals and graduate students at UC San Diego
Multidisciplinary, interactive, •approach bridging science and public policy
Taught by experts from the •University of California, the national labs, and policy officials
July 6–26, 2008
Application deadline is April 18, 2008
For more information and application forms, visit
http://igcc.ucsd.edu/PPNT.phpor email
Grants available for UC Ph.D. students
Week One: Nuclear Opportunities and ChallengesThis module examines the nuclear "renaissance" of civilian nuclear energy and the challenges for nonproliferation that this focus brings. This module also covers the historical development of the current U.S. nuclear force posture and U.S. nuclear strategy. It includes instruction in deterrence theory and practice, U.S. nuclear strategies and use doctrines, and an introduction to the U.S. nuclear policy process. This module introduces students to the fundamentals of technology that are relevant to U.S. nuclear policy, including past and present issues in U.S. warhead production and delivery and the nuclear fuel cycle.
Week Two: Nuclear Nonproliferation and CounterproliferationThis module considers proliferation threats from the U.S. perspective. It builds a technical foundation by examining opportunities presented by attribution science. It also examines the challenges of nuclear ter-rorism and counterterrorism. Also included are several panels on why actors seek nuclear weapons and the utility of international institu-tions as tools for nonproliferation and counterproliferation.
Week Three: Nuclear Policy Today and TomorrowThis module assesses the new nuclear threats to the United States from different regions and the potential policy solutions. First, the United States faces a continuing need to consider the changing nuclear postures of great powers like China and Russia. Second, the United States must face the strategic implications posed by new and potential regional nuclear powers, such as North Korea, Iran, India, Pakistan, and the Middle East. The module concludes by comparing these different sources of nuclear threats and examining the compet-ing policy options open to the United States.
Week OneThe past and future of civilian •nuclear power Deterrence theory•U.S. nuclear policy•Technical and policy issues in the •U.S. nuclear stockpileNuclear weapon design and •delivery systemsThe demand for nuclear proliferation•
Week TwoThe international nonproliferation •regime Attribution science and nuclear •forensicsCounterproliferation strategies•Nuclear terrorism•
Week ThreeU.S. National Nuclear Strategy•Major power nuclear strategies and •doctrinesNuclear proliferation concerns on •the Korean Peninsula, Iran, and the Middle EastSafeguards systems, technologies, •and issues
A rapidly evolving nuclear landscape poses major challenges and opportunities for the United States. The most critical of these issues include the growing threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism, the renaissance of civilian nuclear power, and
the pressing need to renew the country’s aging intellectual infrastructure of specialists equipped to address America’s nuclear weapons policies.
The Public Policy and Nuclear Threats course is designed to cover important issues in U.S. nuclear strategy and policy, supported by an understanding of thescientificfoundationsofthispolicy.Thiscourseaimstogiveparticipantsthe knowledge and analytic tools to contribute to the debate on future U.S. nuclear policy.
Thethree-weekcertificateprogram,developedwithNSFIGERTfundingin2003,features lectures, discussions, debates and mini-workshops on a wide range of is-sues. During each week, participants will attend talks by distinguished researchers, academics,policyofficials,andoperationalspecialistsfromtheUniversityofCalifor-nia system and other leading universities, the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and federal govern-ment agencies dealing with nuclear policy, threat, detection, and safeguard issues.
Program Outline
Logistics
Thefeeof$7,750includescoursetuition,standardshared apartment-style campus lodging, and on-campus meals at UC San Diego, in La Jolla, California. There are a limited number of on-campus spaces available.
Participantsmaychoosetofindtheirownlodgingoffcampus. A reduced rate applies. See the fee schedule below.
Participants may opt to attend one, two, or all three one-week modules.
Fees
On campus option Onemodule:$3,250Twomodules:$6,250 Threemodules:$7,750
PaymentmustbemadeinfullbyMay30,2008andmustbemadebycertifiedcheck,institutionalcheck,orcredit card. No other payment methods will be accepted. Your space in the program is not guaranteed until pay-ment is received.
Cancellation Policy
Requests for refunds must be made in writing.We will provide a full refund, less a processing fee of •$250,ifyoucancelbyMay30,2008.Wewillprovidea50percentrefundifyoucancel•betweenJune1andJune13,2008.NorefundswillbegivenafterJune13,2008.•
Henry Abarbanel, Physics, UC San DiegoDebbie Ball, LLNLEli Berman, Research Director, IGCCAdam Bernstein, LLNLSam Bozzette, Medicine, UC San DiegoHarold Brown, CSISRobert L. Brown, UC San DiegoKory Budlong-Sylvester, LANLEthan Bueno de Mesquita, Wash. U.GregoryH.Canavan,LANLAlbert Carnesale, UCLAElaine Chandler, LLNLTaiMingCheung,IGCCJill Cooley, IAEAJohn M. Cornwall, RANDZachary Davis, LLNLSidney Drell, Stanford Linear Accelerator CenterLawrence Ferderber, LLNL RobinM.Frost,GovernmentofCanadaPrivyCouncilOfficeRichardGarwin,IBMWatsonResearch Fellow
CharlesGlaser,PublicPolicy,U. ChicagoTsuyoshi Hasegawa, History, UC Santa BarbaraWard L Hawkins, LANLSigfried S. Hecker, LANLCorey Hinderstein, ISISMichael Intriligator, Econ., UCLADwight L. Jaeger, LANLNeil Joeck, LLNLKent Johnson, LLNLPaul Kapur Kerry M. Kartchner, Dept. of StateRobert Edward Kelley, IAEABG(ret.)FerozKhanSteven Koonin, Cal TechMichael Krepon, Stimson CenterJames Larrimore, IAEA & LANLKarl Lautenschlager, LANL Ron Lehman, LLNL Michael Abraham Levi, Council on Foreign RelationsSteven A. Maaranen, LANL
Michael May, CISAC, Stanford Mark F. Mullen, LANL Patrick M. Morgan, Poli. Sci., UC IrvineClark Murdock, CSISMichael Nacht, Public Policy, UC Berkeley Per Peterson, Nuclear Eng., UC BerkeleyJoseph Pilat, LANLPaul R. Pillar, Security Studies Prog.,GeorgetownU.Dan Pinkston, MIISJonathan Pollack, Naval War CollegeWilliam Potter, MIISRobert Powell, Poli. Sci., UC BerkeleyGeorgeQuester,Gov.&Poli-tics, U. of MarylandJeffrey Richelson, National Security ArchivePhil Roeder, Political Science, UCSDScott Sagan, CISAC, StanfordMark Schanfein, LANL
Lawrence Scheinman, MIISJohn Scott, LANLSusanShirk,Director,IGCCDavid K. Smith, LLNLHaroldP.Smith,GoldmanSchool of Public Policy, UC Berkeley Etel Solingen, Poli. Sci., UC IrvineJohn W. St. Ledger, LANLBruce Tarter, LLNLShibleyTelhami,Government,UMDMarc Trachtenberg, Poli. Sci., UCLAChristopherWay,Government,Cornell U.Dean Wilkening, CISAC, Stan-fordRichard B. Williams, LANLRandy Willoughby, Political Sci-ence & Int’l. Relations, USDHerbert York, Physics, UC San Diego Stephen Zunes, Peace & Jus-tice Studies Prog., USF
Past Instructors
How to Apply
Application forms are available at http://igcc.ucsd.edu/PPNT.php.Applicantswillbenotifiedoftheiracceptanceat the end of April.
Full or partial grants are available for UC Ph.D. students.
Program Leadership
SusanL.Shirk,IGCCDirectorTaiMingCheung,IGCCProgramManagerRobertL.Brown,PPNTIGERTFellowLinton Brooks, Expert in Residence
Off campus optionOnemodule:$2,750Twomodules:$5,250Threemodules:$6,250
For more information on this and other IGCC programs, visit http://igcc.ucsd.edu or email
IGCCCentralOfficeUCSanDiego#05189500GIlmanDrive
LaJolla,CA92093-0518
Phone:(858)534-3352Fax:(858)534-7655
Email: [email protected]
Visit us on the web at http://igcc.ucsd.edu
IGCCbuildsbridgesbetweenthetheoryandpracticeofinternational policy. We inject fresh ideas into the process by establishing the intellectual foundations for effective
policymaking, and provide ways for UC faculty and students to interact with policymakers at home and abroad through
our collaborative, multi-campus projects.
With supportfrom the
National Science Foundation
