Nuclear Security: Why It Matters
An introduction to nuclear security for people entering the nuclear profession — what it is, where it came from, what impedes proliferation, and the terrain ahead.
Learning objectives
- Distinguish nuclear security, safety, safeguards, and surety, and explain why the terms are confused across languages.
- Explain why access to fissile material, not design secrecy, is the principal barrier to proliferation.
- Describe the major trends shaping the nuclear security landscape and the career pathways into it.
Module stub — sections to be drafted from the NE 200 lecture (see the content inventory).