Learning Resources
As part of its mission to combat the spread of weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) by training the next generation of nonproliferation
specialists and to raise global public awareness of WMD issues, the Center
for Nonproliferation Studies has developed a collection of special
resources for nonproliferation and disarmament education.
- Tutorials
- Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (NWFZ) Tutorial
This tutorial provides an in-depth introduction to regional agreements banning the use, transfer, and development of nuclear weapons. In this tutorial, you will learn various aspects of NWFZ including the definition and characteristics of a NWFZ, the relationship between NWFZs and the NPT, the process for establishing a NWFZ, the history and current status of existing NWFZs, the prospects and challenges for establishing future NWFZs, the benefits of NWFZs, and their role in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
- NPT Tutorial (updated May 2005)
This tutorial examining the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has been designed to educate and provide introductory material about the treaty through interactive text and enriched multimedia.
- Radiological Terrorism Tutorial
This tutorial considers the possibility of radiological terrorism by analyzing the most common types of radiological sources, characteristics and motivations of terrorists, and steps being taken to prevent and prepare for a possible attack using a radiation dispersal device.
- Chemical Warfare (CW) Terrorism Tutorial
This tutorial introduces definitions of terrorism and CW, a brief history of CW, motivations of terrrorists for using CW, and options
for prevention and response.
- Biological Warfare (BW) Terrorism Tutorial
This tutorial addresses several aspects of BW terrorism including biological agents of concern, characteristics and motivation of
terrorists, approaches to prevention, and possible policy responses.
- WMD 411
WMD 411 is an online learning resource developed by CNS
for the Nuclear Threat
Initiative website. It includes the Primer on WMD, which
presents basic facts about nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons,
missiles, and missile defense; Limiting the Use of
WMD, which outlines existing approaches for controlling these weapons
and introduces options for further limits and reductions; and the Policy Options section
which covers major topics in WMD in more detail, including missile defense, the Comprehensive Test Ban
Treaty, and the Biological Weapons
Convention.
- Educational Resources Guide
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Educational Resources Guide (CNSERG) aims to guide students, educators,
researchers, and the general public to educational nonproliferation
information on the Internet. The CNSERG is an annotated, searchable
collection of Internet sites in the field of nonproliferation, arms
control, and disarmament. The guide may be searched by keywords or by
educational features.
- Critical Issues Forum
The Critical Issues Forum (CIF) is designed to involve high school
students and teachers in issues of proliferation and control of weapons of
mass destruction. The CIF also provides students with instruction and
guidance in research methodologies, including brainstorming, evaluation of
content, synthesis of information, and writing.
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