Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety / Eric Schlosser.
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Schlosser, Eric. (författare)
- ISBN 9781594202278
- Publicerad: New York : The Penguin Press, 2013
- Engelska xxiii, 632 pages
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Sammanfattning
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Stäng
- 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.
Ämnesord
- Nuclear weapons -- Accidents -- United States -- History. (LCSH)
- Nuclear weapons -- Accidents -- Arkansas -- History. (LCSH)
- Titan (Missile) -- History. (LCSH)
- Nuclear weapons -- United States -- Safety measures. (LCSH)
- Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States. (LCSH)
Institutionsnamn
- United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th.
- United States. Air Force. Strategic Air Command. Strategic Missile Wing, 308th.
Klassifikation
- U264.3 (LCC)
- 363.17/990976774 (DDC)
- 355.0217 (DDC)
- P.0868 (kssb/8 (machine generated))
- Sf (kssb/8 (machine generated))
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