Nuclear+Proliferation

=** NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION **=


 * Essential Questions: **


 * **Who determines who gets to have WMD’s and who doesn't get to have them?**
 * **Nuclear deterrents: Do the ends justify the means?**
 * **Is it possible to un-invent any object deemed too dangerous to exist?**
 * **Is the UN too weak? Too powerful?**
 * What options are available to non-aligned countries to defend themselves from superpowers? ** Questions on article **: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xZ87cr-6RPkUZqkmRWKFwI2ov8crAZmpjSMf5w6U6dc/edit\

**January 8 Opener:**
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JWV6W8mlNxA-GnsZtlYeXnmjcJXzPcDBhc7oD3Hcy1U/edit

**Notes on Choices video clips:**
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 * NUKEMAP:**

The major city is Boston MA bomb:"Castle Bravo"- Largest US bomb tested 15Mt -Radiation radius (500 rem): 3.63 [|km] ( 41.4 [|km]²) -Fireball radius: 3.71 [|km] ( 43.2 [|km]² -Air blast radius (20 psi): 5.37 [|km] ( 90.5 [|km]²) -Air blast radius (5 psi): 12.5 [|km] ( 492 [|km]²)-**Malden** -Thermal radiation radius (3rd degree burns): 34 [|km] ( 3,640 [|km]²)

 Name: _ Block: _ Date: _ Questions on Global Weapons Inventory Reader

1. List five facts gained from reading the Abstract portion of the article: a. b. c. d. e. 2. What is the major problem that prevents the public from knowing the exact number of nuclear weapons still present in the world? Why is this dangerous? 3. According to the article how many warheads still exist in the world? What nations control most of them? 4.Where are most warheads located? 5. What do you think is the purpose for the high number of nuclear weapons still on hand in Russia and the United States? 6.What are the major concerns of nuclear weapons in such countries as China, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea? 7. I what nations are the stockpiles of nuclear weapons actually increasing and why? 8.What does the article suggest that the U.S. and Russia do to prevent a nuclear arms race in Asia? 9. How has stockpiling changed in the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War? 10. What is the problem with arms control agreements? 11. What facts are obscured despite the decrease in nuclear weapons? (2) 12.After reading the section on the United States nuclear capabilities. List what you consider to be the five most important facts: a. b. c. d. e. 13. After reading the section on the Russian nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 14.After reading the section on the British nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 15.After reading the section on the French nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 16.After reading the section on the Chinese nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 17.After reading the section on the Chinese nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? 18.After reading the section on India and Pakistan nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 19.After reading the section on Israeli nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 3 most important facts? a. b. c. 20.After reading the section on North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, list what you consider to be the 2 most important facts? a. b. 21.Analyze the information provided in Figure 2 List five observations you made from this document a. b. c. d. e Evaluate what you believe is the most important information about nuclear proliferation that you learned from reading this article?
 * Analysis Paragraph:**