Poli 378 - American National Security Policy

Fall, 2013

Information About the Class

About Poli 378

Additional Information on Some of the Topics of the Course

Simulation Programs
- Blitz Simulator
- Nuclear blast calculator Thanks to Joel Allan.
- Source for PC version of kp program
- Source for kp program that does not print (writes to a file; a good idea if you running the program on a UNIX box). Thanks to Eric Rechlin.

Some Links to Sites of General Interest to the Class

Strategypage.com. This is a very good source of information on military and national security news. Accessing the website is free. For a fee, you can get a daily e-mail with new items (note: the e-mailed items are posted on the webpage).
What's it like to deploy on an aircraft carrier for six months to support US forces fighting in Iraq? The PBS series "Carrier" will let you see. And by the way, Mark Brice (Rice class of 1980) was one of the cinematographers and won an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming for his work on this project.
DoD DefenseLINK Site. This is the official website of the Department of Defense.
DoD Web Site on Bosnia. Yes, we're still there...
DOD 101 - An Introduction to the Military. From the Federation of American Scientists.