Cross-listed with PLCY688P and jointly offered with PHYS488P/PLCY492 /GFPL492.Credit only granted for PLCY488P, PLCY492, PHYS488P, GFPL492, PLCY688P, or PHYS688P.

This course examines technologies of modern warfare and intelligence. Topics include the design, production, deployment, and effects of nuclear weapons; ballistic missiles and missile defense; bombers, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons, and air defense; submarines and anti-submarine warfare; artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles; satellites and anti-satellite weapons; verification and intelligence technologies; and chemical, biological, and radiological weapons. The grade will be determined by weekly problem sets and a take-home final exam. Knowledge of physics at the PHYS 141/142 level helpful but not essential.