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| 100 | 1 | _aSchlosser, Eric. | |
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_aCommand and control : _bnuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety / _cEric Schlosser. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | _aNuclear weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the illusion of safety |
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_aNew York : _bThe Penguin Press, _c2013. |
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_axxiii, 632 pages ; _c25 cm |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _2rdacarrier |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 583-611) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aAuthor's note -- Selected cast of characters -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- The Titan -- Not good -- New wave -- No lone zones -- 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 -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | _aPresents 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. | ||
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_aNuclear weapons _xAccidents _zUnited States _xHistory. |
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_aNuclear weapons _xAccidents _zArkansas _xHistory. |
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_aTitan (Missile) _xHistory. |
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_aUnited States. _bAir Force. _bStrategic Air Command. _bStrategic Missile Wing, 308th. |
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_aNuclear weapons _zUnited States _xSafety measures. |
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_aNuclear weapons _xGovernment policy _zUnited States. |
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