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245 10 a| Command and control :b| nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety /c| Eric Schlosser.;

260 a| New York :b| Penguin Books,c| 2014.;

300 a| xxi, 632 pages ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The Titan -- Not good -- New wave -- No lone zone -- Spheres within spheres -- Potential hazards -- Machinery of control -- The best, the biggest, and the most -- In violation -- Megadeath -- Accidents will happen -- Acceptable risks -- The optimum mix -- Breaking in -- Out of control -- Decapitation -- The brink -- An abnormal environment -- Damascus -- Balanced and unbalanced -- The wrong tape -- Like hell -- Confirm or deny -- The end.;

520 a| Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America's growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event.;

650 0 a| Nuclear weaponsx| Accidentsx| History.=| ^A259131;

650 0 a| Titan (Missile)x| History.=| ^A1146158;

610 10 a| United States.b| Air Forcex| Safety measures.=| ^A652505;

650 0 a| Nuclear weaponsx| Government policyz| United States.=| ^A1006116;

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Command and control : nuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety / Eric Schlosser.

Author/creator	Schlosser, Eric
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Penguin Books, 2014.
Description	xxi, 632 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	United States. Air Force--Safety measures. Nuclear weapons--Accidents. --History. Titan (Missile)--History. Nuclear weapons--Government policy. --United States. Nuclear weapons--Accidents. --Arkansas. --History.

Contents	The Titan -- Not good -- New wave -- No lone zone -- Spheres within spheres -- Potential hazards -- Machinery of control -- The best, the biggest, and the most -- In violation -- Megadeath -- Accidents will happen -- Acceptable risks -- The optimum mix -- Breaking in -- Out of control -- Decapitation -- The brink -- An abnormal environment -- Damascus -- Balanced and unbalanced -- The wrong tape -- Like hell -- Confirm or deny -- The end.
Abstract	Presents a minute-by-minute account of an H-bomb accident that nearly caused a nuclear disaster, examining other near misses and America's growing susceptibility to a catastrophic event.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780143125785
ISBN	0143125788

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