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Book

Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety

Call Number

  • 363.1799 S3456 (OSH)

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Publication Information

New York, New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

Physical Description

xxiii, 632 pages ; 25 cm

Summary

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.

Contents

  • 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.

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