London: Allen Lane, 2013. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper, more so to the spine ends and corners. Initials to the first blank. The contents complete, clean and tight otherwise. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with black titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (1.5 kg); (xxiii) 632pp; Index; Bibliography; Cover art by Matthew Young; Includes: List of Acronyms; List of abbreviations; Illustrated lining papers; ISBN: 978-1-8461-4148-5 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188978|| Condition:

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A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America’s nuclear arsenal. A groundbreaking account of accidents, near misses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, Command and Control explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved—and Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military officers 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. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with people 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. Through the details of a single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences, and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of America’s nuclear age.

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Bookseller: BookLovers of Bath (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 188978
Title: Command and Control
Author: Eric Schlosser
Format/Binding: Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
Book Condition: Used - Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper, more so to the spine ends and corner
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1846141486
ISBN 13: 9781846141485
Publisher: London: Allen Lane
Date Published: 2013
Keywords: american nuclear weapons, nuclear accidents arkansas, government nuclear policies, nuclear policy, nuclear warfare, titan missile, nuclear history, military nuclear, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons accidents, cold war, nuclear industry, air force strateg

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