Command and control nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety

Schlosser, Eric.

Large Print 2013

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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Nuclear weapons Accidents United States History

Nuclear weapons Government policy United States

Nuclear weapons United States Safety measures

Titan (Missile) History

United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th

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ISBN:

9781410461933

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

1041 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
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Nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety [large print]

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Originally published: New York : The Penguin Press, 2013

Contents:

Author's note --Selected cast of characters --Acronyms and abbreviations --The Titan --Not good --New wave --No lone zone --Spheres within spheres --Potential hazards --Machinery of control --The best, the biggest, and the most --In violation --Megadeath --Accidents will happen --Acceptable risks --The optimum mix --Breaking in --Out of control --Decapitation --The brink --An abnormal environment --Damascus --Balanced and unbalanced --The wrong tape --Like hell --Confirm or deny --The end --Epilogue

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