A History of Nuclear Strategy, Design, Technology and Society
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Program Overview
University Programs
The university offers a range of programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education options.
Academic Programs
- Undergraduate programs
- Graduate programs
- Continuing education (SUTD Academy)
- 42 Singapore
Research Areas
- Design·AI Research
- Design·AI Innovation
- Design·AI Enterprise
Program Details
02.153TS A History of Nuclear Strategy, Design, Technology and Society
This elective explores episodes in nuclear world history, including the international development of nuclear weapons, the arms race, fallout, and nuclear culture.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and describe key historical events and trends that have shaped Modern Nuclear history.
- Evaluate different agencies that shape and mold events and the implications of their actions;
- Synthesize competing explanations in secondary literature;
- Acquire knowledge of current state of the nuclear energy & AI debate.
Course Requirement
| Assessment | Percentage |
|---|---|
| WEC Class participation | 10 |
| WEC Oral Presentation | 20 |
| WEC Mid-term Essay | 35 |
| WEC Final Essay | 35 |
Course Map
Week 1: Hiroshima: Looking Forward \ Backward Week 2: The Hell Bomb Week 3: Nukespeak, Nukethink, and Nukeworld Week 3 (Optional): Strategic thinking Week 4: Atomic-Powered Communism Week 5: China and the Bomb Soviet aid, Chinese Design Week 6: Fallout, Testing and Treaties Week 8: The Genie Comes Out Israel, India, Pakistan Week 9: Axis of Evil North Korea & Iran Week 10: Taiwanese Ambition -Defection and fallout Week 11: Doctors Frankenstein? (To AI and beyond) Week 12: Extraordinary nuclear risks: reactor accidents Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Fukushima Week 13: Antinuclear movement Week 14: Final review
Instructor
Pang Yang Huei
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Goal 3: Good health and well-being
- Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy
- Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth
- Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Pillars, Clusters & Programmes
- ASD: Architecture and Sustainable Design
- DAI: Design and Artificial Intelligence
- EPD: Engineering Product Development
- ESD: Engineering Systems and Design
- HASS: Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- ISTD: Information Systems Technology and Design
- SMT: Science, Mathematics and Technology