To compete and thrive in the 21st century, democracies, and the United States in particular, must develop new national security and economic strategies that address the geopolitics of information. In the 20th century, market capitalist democracies geared infrastructure, energy, trade, and even social policy to protect and advance that era’s key source of power—manufacturing. In this century, democracies must better account for information geopolitics across all dimensions of domestic policy and national strategy.
In this “Nuclear 101” session, Professor of Practice Matthew Bunn will provide a basic overview of the how to produce highly enriched uranium and plutonium—the key ingredients for nuclear weapons. Prior to the session, please watch thisvideo lecture by Prof. Bunn on this topic.
For those also interested in nuclear weapons physics—how nuclear bombs work—please watch this video.