Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety /
Schlosser, Eric
Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety / Nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety Eric Schlosser - New York, NY : Penguin Press, 2013 - xxiii, 632 pages ; 25 cm
SIP2222
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index.
The Titan. Not good ; New wave ; No lone zones ; 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.
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.
9781594202278 (hardcover) 1594202273 (hardcover)
99955745618
nuclear weapons--accidents--history--USA
nuclear weapons--accidents--USA--Arkansas
nuclear weapons--safety--USA--missiles
nuclear weapons--government--USA
Titan (Missile)
Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety / Nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety Eric Schlosser - New York, NY : Penguin Press, 2013 - xxiii, 632 pages ; 25 cm
SIP2222
Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index.
The Titan. Not good ; New wave ; No lone zones ; 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.
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.
9781594202278 (hardcover) 1594202273 (hardcover)
99955745618
nuclear weapons--accidents--history--USA
nuclear weapons--accidents--USA--Arkansas
nuclear weapons--safety--USA--missiles
nuclear weapons--government--USA
Titan (Missile)