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Command and Control
AuthorEric Schlosser
SubjectNuclear weapons
GenreNonfiction
PublisherPenguin Press
Publication date
September 17, 2013
Pages632
ISBN1594202273

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety is a 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the United States.[1] Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Nuclear 'Command And Control': A History Of False Alarms And Near Catastrophes". NPR. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ Axelrod, Jim (21 September 2013). "Author Eric Schlosser: Hydrogen bomb almost detonated in North Carolina in 1961". CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ Mechanic, Michael (15 September 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved 29 April 2016.