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Command and Control

Paperback • 2014 • English

Command and Control

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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, ...Show more

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ISBN

9780141037912

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Command and Control

Format

Paperback

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