Global Terrorism and WMD

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

Global Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: This course examines the aspirations and capabilities of terrorist organizations and violent nonstate actors (VNSAs) to acquire, synthesize and use chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. Students will explore the challenges associated with interdiction, planning, response, and mitigation of the consequences associated the deployment of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). The course will introduce the history of WMDs, various terrorist organizations pursuit of these weapons and domestic and international policies and measures employed to prevent their acquisition and use. The course will culminate in a tabletop “red team” exercise aimed at placing students in crisis management, decision-making roles in a WMD scenario.