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Command and Control by Eric Schlosser (Paperback, 2014)
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Do you really need to know about the appalling security issues that have dogged nuclear weapons in the 70 years since their invention?. Yes, you do. In Schlosser's hands it is a reading treat. he's a natural genius -- Jonathan Franzen Guardian, Books of the Year .
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Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons can't be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141037912
eBay Product ID (ePID)213075819
Product Key Features
Number of Pages656 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCommand and Control
Publication Year2014
SubjectGeography & Geosciences, Government, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorEric Schlosser
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight434 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorEric Schlosser
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- 02 Dec, 2020
Command & control. Happy to have made it to my 50s.
This book will have you gripped throughout and thankful to be alive. Brilliant investigative writing about a subject that troubled me as a child growing up through the cold war. It's a miracle that the consequences of these weapons accidents haven't been more severe. A must read in my opinion. We must also remember that we are not out of the woods yet. Read this book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
