Command and Control
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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- You might also enjoy "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser.
- A bleak and appalling nuclear triptych:
- Hiroshima
- The Doomsday Machine
- Command and Control
Highly recommended if you’re feeling too happy and full of faith in humanity.
- Before discussing anything related to nuclear missiles *[Command and Control by Eric Schlosser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_Control_(book)) should be required reading.
More missiles do not make the world safe, and due to human fallacy it almost always make us less safe.
- Currently reading Command and Control after visiting the Titan missle silo I'm Tucson Az. If you're into Nuclear history check it out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_Control_%28book%29
- Check out the book Command & Control by Eric Schlosser
- > The advent of nuclear weapons is one reason.
If you want a bonechilling, fascinating look at the evolution of control of nukes in the USA from the 1950s to the 1980s, check out "Command And Control" by Eric Schlosser: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/303337/command-and-...
There was a fierce political battle to keep civilian control of nukes that I knew nothing about until I read this book.
