Fail-safe
The question of accidental war is examined in this novel about American planes which fly past the point of recall to drop nuclear bombs on Moscow.
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- Related: Fail-Safe (1962) is a fictional novel where attack codes are transmitted to a group of US bombers on airborne alert (standing by to attack the USSR) - due to the failure of an electrical component. I think it's still very relevant in this day and age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail-Safe_(novel)#Plot_summary
- You may be interested in the novel Fail Safe, which is about exactly this issue during the cold war. What happens when you've built extremely complex technological failsafes around your nuclear arsenal to prevent error, and suddenly they fail. How do various nations and actors respond. Very solid read.
https://www.amazon.com/Fail-Safe-Eugene-Burdick/dp/088001654...
- Burdick also wrote Fail-Safe, which was essentially the no-nonsense complement to Strangelove. Decent book if you have nothing else to read and you're willing to trust a stranger's opinion on the internet.
