Terrifying.
4 stars
Terrifying.
Paperback, 656 pages
English language
Published Aug. 26, 2014 by Penguin Books.
Command and Control
Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
5 stars
(2 reviews)
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. Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash. It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History. A documentary film based on the book aired as an episode of The American Experience on PBS in early 2017.
Nano Book Review reviewed Command and Control by Eric Schlosser
We're Going to Blow Ourselves Up
5 stars
This book is a stark reminder in the necessity of layered passive engineering safety. The nuclear armed world has nearly blown itself up an absurd number of times. It's pretty obvious people cannot be trusted with active safety measures.