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Eric schlosser at the height of the cold war in the american heartland, a combination of human error, aging equipment, mismanagement, and bad luck threatened to set off a nuclear weapon far more powerful than the. Sep 15, 20 the other weapons failsafe mechanismsthe devices designed to prevent an accidental detonationwere subverted one by one, as eric schlosser recounts in his new book, command and control. His work has appeared in the atlantic monthly, the new yorker, the nation, and vanity fair. Review of command and control by eric schlosser youtube. Command and control nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety book. Schlossers disquieting but riveting book looks at every aspect of nuclear risk, examining problems with the command and control systems that. You have to read eric schlossers brilliant, hairraising. Eric schlosser is the author of fast food nation and reefer madness, as well as the coauthor of a childrens book, chew on this.
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Command and control was a finalist for the 2014 pulitzer prize history, a new york times notable book and bestseller, a time magazine top 10 nonfiction book, and won the gold medal award nonfiction from the 20 california book awards. And eric schlosser, you mentioned in the title of the book the damascus accident. Command and con trol is organized a bit like a caribbean cruise. Eric matthew schlosser born august 17, 1959 is an american journalist and author known for his investigative journalism, such as in his books fast food nation 2001, reefer madness 2003, and command and control. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety, eric schlosser casts light on the largely hidden world of americas atomic arsenal, combining. Command and control is how nonfiction should be written louis menand the new yorker deeply reported, deeply frightening. Schlosser has spoken on the subject of nuclear weapon safety at the united nations, the us house of. The main part of the voyage is schlosser s fascinating account of one of the most serious accidents in the history of the. Schlossers disquieting but riveting book looks at every aspect of nuclear risk, examining problems with the command and control systems that in theory were supposed to provide presidents with.
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