Command and Control

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632 sidor

Publicerades 6 januari 2013 av Penguin Press.

ISBN:
978-1-59420-227-8
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OCLC-nummer:
843228712

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From investigative journalist Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, comes an account of the management of nuclear weapons. Through 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?

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recenserade Command and Control av Eric Schlosser

Great read for generalists about the US's Nuclear arsenal

I had this recommended to me after some of the previous reads - and found it to be a compelling read.

Using a single Delta II missile silo accident as a starting point to explore the history of the nuclear program, policies and management it covers a lot of detail across the decades of the cold war. As someone who did not know any of the history I found it highly engaging if a little unnerving given some of the events noted in the book.