Command and Control (The True Story of Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Safety)

Schlosser, Eric

ISBN 10: 0141037911 / ISBN 13: 9780141037912

Published by Penguin, 2014

About this Item

Fine : 1st Penguin Paperback Edition. The book does not look new but has not been read but is in excellent condition with some shelf wear. There is no obvious damage to the cover the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Command and Control (The True Story of Nuclear Weapons and the Illusion of Safety)
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141037911
• ISBN 13: 9780141037912
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cold War
  • Penguin
  • Military History

About this title

Synopsis

Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons can't be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews, and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a nuclear holocaust. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, Command and Control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view.

About the Author

Eric Schlosser is the author of The New York Times bestsellers Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and The Nation.