Isbn: 9781594202278 - command and control: nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety (ala notable books for adults) (38 resultados)

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Hardback. Condición: Fair. The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating. --Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine Perilous and gripping . . . Schlosser skillfully weaves together an engrossing account of both the science and the politics of nuclear weapons safety. --San Francisco ChronicleA myth-shattering expos 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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hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 2013 edition. Dust jacket has light wear at spine ends. Tan paper boards have bumped spine ends. Binding is good. Pages are clean and unmarked. 632 pages. LO.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has some surface wear.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition with full number line. A clean and tight copy.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, showing some reader's use and handling, VG/VG. Dime-sized pale coffee stain on page fore edges. 632pp. Shelf rubbed, unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Penguin Press in 2013. DJ is in good plus condition.; Ala Notable Books for Adults; 9.50 X 6 X 2.10 inches; 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; illustrated end papers; 656 clean, unmarked pages/Notes, Bibliography, Index.

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 632 pp, index, illustrated endpapers.

Condición: acceptable. Dust jacket is worn. Item has staining. Signed Copy: This item is signed by the author. Hardcover.