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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Incident, and the Illusion of Safety (2013)

Schlosser, Eric (Author)

Penguin
Publication date: 2013
Language: English

ISBN: 9781594202278

Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xxiii + 632 pp.

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Safety Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons Hydrogen bomb Technology and government Legislative and administrative regulations Disasters; catastrophes 20th century, late Arkansas (U.S.)

Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America's growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event. In this book the aurhor, an investigative journalist 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, this book 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?Nuclear weapons -- Accidents -- United States -- History. Nuclear weapons -- Accidents -- Arkansas -- History. Titan (Missile) -- History. Nuclear weapons -- United States -- Safety measures. Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States. Named Corp: United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th. Note(s): Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index. Class Descriptors: LC: U264.3; Dewey: 363.17/990976774 Other Titles: Nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety Responsibility: Eric Schlosser. Vendor Info: Ingram YBP Library Services Coutts Information Services (INGR YANK COUT)

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Review Willey, Scott A. (2014) Review of "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Incident, and the Illusion of Safety". Air Power History (p. 43). unapi

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