| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Atomic Diplomacy | |
| 3 | McCarthyism, Espionage, and Secrecy | |
| 4 | Big Science | Writing assignment: Book review due |
| 5 | Biology and Medicine: Beyond the Physics Model | |
| 6 | RAND Games and the Social Sciences | |
| 7 | Challenges to the System | |
| 8 | Legacies | Writing assignment: Research paper due |