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008 140122s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
020 _a9781594202278 (hardcover)
020 _a1594202273 (hardcover)
020 _z9781594202384 (export)
024 1 _a99955745618
040 _aDLC
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_dOCLCO
_dYDXCP
_dABG
_dUPZ
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_dYBM
_dNLGGC
_dCDX
_dTLE
_dZAD
_dVLR
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041 _aeng
100 1 _aSchlosser, Eric
245 1 0 _aCommand and control :
_bnuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety /
_cEric Schlosser
246 3 0 _aNuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bPenguin Press,
_c2013
300 _axxiii, 632 pages ;
_c25 cm
500 _aSIP2222
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aPresents 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.
650 0 _anuclear weapons
_xaccidents
_zUSA
_xhistory
650 0 _anuclear weapons
_xaccidents
_zArkansas
_xUSA
650 0 _anuclear weapons
_zUSA
_zmissiles
_xsafety
650 0 _anuclear weapons
_xgovernment
_zUSA
653 _aTitan (Missile)
942 _cMONO