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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

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Author : Eric Schlosser
Annotation <p><span>Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs,&nbsp;</span><em>Command and Control</em><span>&nbsp;explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age:&nbsp; how do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?&nbsp; 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. &nbsp;</span></p>
Description <p><span>Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal. A ground-breaking account of accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs,&nbsp;</span><em>Command and Control</em><span>&nbsp;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. &nbsp;</span></p>
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  • ISBN: 9781594202278 (BB)

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