This course is very relevant to what is happening in South Asia. It helped us in understanding International Relations better.

I am very thankful to the management team of STIMSON's Nuclear Learning Course, which designed it very specific to the "emerged" nuclear crisis in South Asia. The content and language of the course is comprehensive. Chapters 5 and 6 are highly inclined towards Indian defense and foreign policy narrative rather than a balanced approach to India-Pakistan relations. I would suggest to STIMSON to do effort to design and offer a similar course on "Iran-Israel Nuclear Crisis" in the Middle East. Thank you for providing us this opportunity to have target knowledge and certification. Best wishes to all.

A great course provided free of cost to all those interested! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the exhaustive lectures and reading through the backgrounders! What's more, the course being free is an icing on the cake! I would strongly urge all who are interested in the region and nuclear issues to consider completing this course! With such a course completed, I am tempted to consider this as a PhD topic in days to come!

Painstaking effort that very comprehensivly deals with the scenario in South Asia. I had a great experience that I was able to listen to the reflections and analysis of a wide range of world class scholars.

It was truly an eye-opening course for me. Hailing from India and living through all the rhetoric coming from both sides of the political spectrum it really builds up nationalist tendencies in an average individual rather than analyzing the issue categorically. Before luckily stumbling upon this course I had limited prior knowledge of the subject matter taught in this course and used to believe nuclear weapons as a source of pride for India and as a final punishing tool against Pakistan for all their brazen acts of violence towards us. However after going through the course and learning about the history of proliferation of nuclear weapons, dangers of a nuclear conflict and destruction in the aftermath made me realize how serious the issue is and should one shouldn't pass a nuclear sentence for every tick and bite that routinely happens here. There is the common tendency/projection of the media. Perhaps in the future you can also talk about role of media in building understanding of the public thus forcing their respective governments towards more comprehensive CBMs. Anyway, thanks once again for this truly enlightening course. I hope you will produce more courses like this pertaining to diverse South Asian issues in the future.

It is a detailed and lucid course with experts clearly bringing out the different perspectives associated with nuclear weapons in South Asia. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and would actively recommend course to my network. I would also like you to continue the initiative by adding more material to the course and updating it regularly.

Fantastic course, well structured and easily digestible following a clear structure which only aids the process. Really feel I know far more about an area i had very limited knowledge about. Amazing to have such a variety of world class experts all condensed into one course at your fingertips. Hopefully there are many more courses to come on foreign affairs/national security situations (My area of interest) Thank you for providing these resources.

Congratulations Stimson Centre team for conducting this online course. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole course structure, especially the experts' videos (with some familiar faces). Coming from a non-nuclear research background, I managed to understand about prevalent nuclear issues in the subcontinent, with historical details and key concepts explained neatly by the experts in the field. However, I have a few suggestions on the course structure: 1) Add some original videos of important events based to the nuclear timeline either in the subcontinent or around the world, for e.g. reactions of key global leaders post 1998 tests in India and Pakistan, which could include original interviews, speeches or footage etc. 2) Reactions from South Asian countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, or Sri Lanka (basically SAARC countries) on the persistent nuclear tension between India and Pakistan. Possible implications or roles in case of a nuclear crisis. 3) Maybe the size of some videos can be shortened in order to avoid repetition of arguments. These suggestions are purely subjective in nature! Once again congratulations. Looking forward to more online courses from the Stimson Centre in the future. Enjoy!

I am a student of Defense and Diplomatic studies in Pakistan and after completing this course i feel that i have learned a lot related to my field and have done something very productive during the vacations. The course is extremely beneficial and worthwhile and one actually looks forward to watching the next video. Many of my opinions have been changed after completing the course.The course very well conveys the situation of nuclear South Asia without showing a tilt to any side. Each speaker shared different and interesting point of view .The contrasting arguments were very well put. I personally liked the videos of Rabia Akhtar and Feroz khan as they were very helpful and very well spoken.In the end I would conclude by saying that this course really burgeons the knowledge of nuclear dilemma in south Asia and is helpful for everybody who is interested in this field.I would give the course 5/5.

Hi there, I finally completed the course and think that it's an extremely well-constructed and thorough course, consisting of different points of view, hence allowing one to make up their own mind based on the different perspectives presented. From the history of nuclear South Asia to how we got to the current state of things, everything was very well covered. The only constructive criticism I would have is to perhaps include some video imagery in parts during the lessons in order to keep the attention of the viewer piqued. However, all in all, kudos to the Stimson Institute for compiling such a wonderful course!

I took the online MOOC on nuclear learning. Indeed, it contains great insight and learning. The analysts and experts are matchless, and especially Mr. Micheal Krepon is second to none. I want to extend my greatest gratitude to the organizers of this course and to all the experts who gave their expert input..Thanks

The fact that I knew nothing at all about the title Nuclear South Asia and therefore simply guessed the information that I had in my possession really has embarrassed me. I made assumptions that I am ashamed of about the subject in question. However, I am really enjoying studying this course and I only wish I had more time to study more. In short, I find this course fascinating!!! Please send/resend my certificate because I haven't received it yet.

It was an excellent oppertunity. I learned alot. Thanks for providing such an excellent opportunity for youngsters like us.

I believe the final quiz should have had new questions instead of repeating the questions from other quizzes. In general I feel this course is a well structured course with excellent videos and is a must for anyone who is interested in South Asian affairs

The offered course will enable the students to analyse more perfectly regarding the nuclear issues of South Asia. I am looking forward to make my analysis more mature. Hope my counter narratives will help the Stimson center to resolve this core issue. Best, Saqib Lodhi

It's a great initiative and a good opportunity for the students to learn more about nuclear South Asia. I'm feeling fortunate to be a part of this course and looking forward to more courses.

I truly feel indebted to the Stimson Centre for having offered this great course online. It is hard for me to express my gratitude for I have achieved immense knowledge and insight from this course. I wish to sincerely thank Michael Krepon and all others who had conceived this idea – and making it a reality – of imparting awareness about South Asia’s nuclear conflict, which can turn out to be a nuclear flashpoint in the future. Personally speaking, my understanding about the issue has not only been strengthened, but it has also opened up my horizon about associated hazards and complexities, as well as about present postures and future direction. All the speakers had been extremely articulate and objective and conveyed their points well – giving me enough time to make notes, which remain a prized possession. The online platform was user-friendly, and granted me easy access to move back and forth at will. The quizzes were appropriate and allowed to further cement our understanding rather than penalizing or punishing. The resource material and Backgrounders had been perfectly balanced and greatly informative. It has no doubt been a strenuous exercise; but in the end, I stood up fully satisfied, better informed and more objective on the issue. I sincerely believe that my invested time and effort (of making handwritten notes) has been valuable, constructive and beneficial. I would request Stimson Centre to please let the platform available to us, so that we can revert back to the lessons later on. I would further like to participate in more such courses in the future. It has indeed been a privilege to have attended this course. Just imagine that after studying just the initial four chapters (offered earlier), I had written the following article last year December (published by Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Canada): South Asia’s Nuclear Apartheid by Adnan Qaiser (December 2016) http://cdainstitute.ca/south-asias-nuclear-apartheid/ Please accept my sincere thanks, once again.

I heard about this free yet informative online course on social media and decided to join at once. Since India and Pakistan are nuclear armed states, allocate a huge share of their revenue on defense, as a result, major chunk of their population is subject to abject poverty, chronic illiteracy and malnutrition. People from both India and Pakistan, especially the youth need to ask them themselves this question; How far can we afford to keep our masses in inhumane conditions at the expense of exaggerated budget expenses.

This is one of the finest course I ever attended and free. The subject was well chosen by this prestigious institution and is need of the time as both India and Pakistan are almost always in escalated threat mode even in peacetime, the presence and continued threat of non state actors has further threatened the issue of Nuclear security in the region. The Kashmir issue which is the root cause of the volatile situation can turn any military adventure from either side into a full scale conventional and non conventional war theater with repercussions not known to anyone in this whole world even a careful analysis is of no use as the gravity and magnitude of a nuclear war can not be measured. Awareness in the masses from the general public, military and political community and civil bureaucracy is to be created to the level that no should ever think about any nuclear adventure from either side. Stimson Center is doing great job in this regards for which mere words can not describe the noble cause they are doing.