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Command and Control

Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

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Command and Control

Auteur(s): Eric Schlosser
Narrateur(s): Scott Brick
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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 50 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. Amériques Armes et guerre Militaire Politique Politiques publiques États-Unis Politique militaire Arkansas Guerre Force aérienne des États-Unis Japon impérial Force aérienne Russie Politique étrangère américaine Guerre froide
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This is hands down one of the best books I've experienced in a while. The narration is good, very clearly read and what a bombshell story (hehe). I already know I will re-read or re-listen to this again. There are not that many pieces of literature that I have experienced that have value as great as this one. I love books but I haven't had the time available to find gems like this one lately, don't miss it. #Audible1

Abso-lutely Facinating

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Great combination of history and stories. Really captures the fears of the cold war eara

Must Read for any Cold War enthusist

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Sometimes it makes you shudder when you learn of such destructive force wielded by man, and the narrator lets you know it. Some sections were a bit boring, and the narrator's voice can sound monotone, but his voice lends nicely to the strange morbidity of talking about weapons of mass destruction.

Intriguing Book On Nuclear Weapons

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Gives an informative yet casual, character driven, complete overview of the cold war nuclear arms race from the American point of view. Goes mostly in chronological order and explains in detail the events that shaped history. Explains the reasoning behind every nuclear policy from a mostly unbiased point of view.

This book is accessible to most people and very important to read. I highly recommend it to anyone even slightly interested in history, international politics, war and peace.

Worth a listen, good overview of the cold war.

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An excellent review of a time in history that altho not long ago is being rapidly forgotten.

Excellent historical review

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