Command and Control (book)

Command and Control
Author Eric Schlosser
Subject Nuclear weapons
Genre Nonfiction
Publisher Penguin Press
Publication date
 September 17, 2013
Pages 632
ISBN 1594202273

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety is a 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the United States.[1] Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash.[2][3]

Critical reception

A review in the New York Times described it as a "disquieting but riveting" book and Schlosser as a "better reporter than policy analyst".[4]

Speaking of the book, domestic security adviser Lee H. Hamilton said, "The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the world's nuclear arsenals are not as safe as they should be. We should take no comfort in our skill and good fortune in preventing a nuclear catastrophe, but urgently extend our maximum effort to assure that a nuclear weapon does not go off by accident, mistake, or miscalculation."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Nuclear 'Command And Control': A History Of False Alarms And Near Catastrophes". NPR. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Axelrod, Jim (21 September 2013). "Author Eric Schlosser: Hydrogen bomb almost detonated in North Carolina in 1961". CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Mechanic, Michael (15 September 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Atomic Gaffes". The New York Times. 15 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Lee H. "Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 2016-08-05.


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