Poli 378 - American National Security Policy

Fall, 2007

News Items

11/29/07. Final Exam Information.

• Here is a copy of the final exam from 2000.
• The scheduled final exam will be Friday, December 14 at 9 AM in BB 116.
• The alternative final exam will be Wednesday, December 19 at 1 PM in BB 102.
• Sign the list on my office door by Thursday, December 13 at 2 PM if you want the option of taking the alternative final.

Information About the Class

• About Poli 378
  • Syllabus
  • Poli 378 Topic Outline
  • Written assignments
  • Reading assignments

• Additional Information on Some of the Topics of the Course
  • The Gulf War
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Operations Other Than War

• 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

• 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.
• DoD Annual Reports to the President and Congress
• What's the difference between a POW and an unlawful combatant?
• What's a "dirty bomb?"

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