An edition of Command and Control
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Command and control
nuclear weapons, the Damascus accident, and the illusion of safety
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by Eric Schlosser
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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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United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th, Nuclear weapons, Government policy, United States, Titan (Missile), Accidents, History, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2013-10-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Safety measures, United states, air force, strategic air command, Nuclear weapons, safety measures, United states, military policy, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nuclear warfare, Industry, Incidenti nucleari, Stati Uniti d'America, 1980, Armi nucleari, Controllo, Incidenti, Armed Forces, Kärnvapen, United States. Air ForcePlaces
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Table of Contents
Part one: The Titan. Not good
New wave
No lone zones
Spheres within spheres
Potential hazards
Part two: Machinery of control. The best, the biggest, and the most
In violation
Megadeath
Part three: Accidents will happen. Acceptable risks
The optimum mix
Breaking in
Part four: Out of control. Decapitation
The brink
An abnormal environment
Part five: Damascus. Balanced and unbalanced
The wrong tape
Like hell
Confirm or deny
The end.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 957-1037).
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