Command and control nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety
"Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has exis...
| Main Author: | Schlosser, Eric (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, New York :
The Penguin Press,
2013.
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| Summary: |
"Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved--and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years."--Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: |
xxiii, 632 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781594202278 (hbk.) : 1594202273 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
(Publisher Provided) |