Strategic Stability, Arms Control, and Technostrategic Discourse
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This online lecture made with the open-source software xerte, teaches students about the evolution of ideas about deterrence and arms control. It opens with an introduction to a core concept within nuclear deterrence and arms control discourse: strategic stability. It then describes some critiques of this approach, focusing on Carol Cohn’s ethnographic study of the technostrategic discourse used by arms control experts. It includes xerte features to help students test their knowledge including a quiz and matching game.
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| Link to Resource | https://xerte.cardiff.ac.uk/play_13888#page1 |
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| Topic / Subject Matter | Arms Control, Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons |
| Skillset | Critical Thinking, Strategy |
| Lens / Approach / Method | Feminism, Game Theory, Gender, Historical |
| Download Category | Educational, Nuclear |
| Content Tag | nuclear deterrence, strategic stability, Thomas Schelling |
| Activity Type | Explainer Video, Lecture |
| Audiences | College |
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| Group or Individual | Groups |
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| Total activity time | 50 |
| Divisible | No |
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