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

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schlosser, Eric (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Nuclear weapons > Accidents > United States > History.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents > Arkansas > History.
Titan (Missile) > History.
United States. > Air Force. > Strategic Air Command. > Strategic Missile Wing, 308th.
Nuclear weapons > United States > Safety measures.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States.
Description
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.
Physical Description:xxiii, 632 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index.
ISBN:9781594202278 (hbk.) :
1594202273 (hbk.)