For his latest book, command and control, the american author eric schlosser spent six years immersed in the world of nuclear weapons. Command and control gripping, terrific edgeofyourseat experience. Command and control, by eric schlosser the independent. How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them. In command and control, titusville resident greg devlin recalls surviving 1980 nuclear missile explosion. His books include fast food nation, reefer madness, chew on this, and command and control. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons cant be stolen, sabotaged, used.
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Certainly there has never been a serious effort to steal a nuclear. There is genuine heartinyourthroat suspense in eric schlossers accounting of the big hits and nearmisses during the past halfcentury of the nuclear age. Published by penguin books i think this book qualifies as the best thriller i have ever read and its all true. Author eric schlosser published a book centered on the accident, command and control. It looks like the backdrop of an old hollywood western, just another gorgeous rocky mountain vista.
Nowadays or at least until november last year it is fashionable to having read schlossers junk food nation, and having thought it excellent, i decided to pick up command and control as a followup to rhodess the making of the atom bomb. Eric schlosser, author of fast food nation, spent six years researching americas nuclear weapons. 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. Schlossers account of the us air force teams battling to save the titan is gripping. There was a 750 ton steelconcrete door covering the hole. Eric schlosser wrote fast food nation, his look at the practices of the meatpacking and fast food industries, and reefer madness. Command and control new hampshire state library overdrive. The missile stood on a thrust mount, a steel ring at level 7 that weighed about 26,000 pounds.
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But command and control will leave readers of any age with a deep unease about our ability to say nothing of, say, pakistans to handle these weapons safely. That book opens with a visit to one of the most important parts of the american command and control system which is the cheyenne mountain air station. Listen to command and control nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety by eric schlosser available from rakuten kobo. It reveals how even the most brilliant of minds can offer us only the illusion of control. The documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. One of the nations most important military installations lies deep within it, housing units of the north american aerospace command, the air force space command, and the united states space command. Command and control on pbs jan 10 the leading glock. Command and control is how nonfiction should be written. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal.
Incidents schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 damascus titan missile explosion and the 1961 goldsboro b52 crash. A dramatic hourbyhour account of the damascus explosion is. It looks at the attempts by american scientists, policy makers, and military officers to reconcile those two demands, from the dawn of the nuclear age until the end of the cold war. Command and control, a documentary film based on schlossers book, aired on pbs on 10 january 2017. You have to read eric schlossers brilliant, hairraising book on.
Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men 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. Command and control, a 2016 episode of the ongoing pbs program the american experience, shows us why. Around that story he weaves an enormous amount of information about the us air force missile. It has been reprinted by arrangement with the penguin press, a member of penguin group usa llc, a penguin random house company. The missile stood on a thrust mount, a steel ring at level 7 that weighed about.
Jan 06, 2017 titusville man recalls damascus nuclear missile accident. He discovered example after example of mistakes and near misses and became deeply concerned about the state of americas nuclear arsenal those concerns were brought into focus again this week, when us air force officials said officers entrusted. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons famed investigative journalist eric schlosser digs deep to. Oct 04, 20 in eric schlosser s new book, command and control, he asks. You might consider it ironical, said eric schlosser, calling from monterrey, calif. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety is a 20 nonfiction book by eric schlosser about the history of. The book is primarily a book about the safety of nuclear weapons, the command and control system for us nuclear weapons and a detailed. Guns gems and steel is the worst history book ive ever read. It was a finalist for the 2014 pulitzer prize for history.
Eric schlosser quotes author of fast food nation page 2. Command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Barely in command, nearly out of control the boston globe. Through the details of a single accident, schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become. In sections, command and control reads like a characterdriven. Command and control, by eric schlosser financial times.
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You have to read eric schlossers brilliant, hairraising. Based on the bestselling book of the same name by eric schlosser who appears as one of the interviewees, the film details one particular nuclear weapons incident that most people in american dont remember or dont realize actually happened. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the. Techno thrillers have got nothing on this truelife account of the united states misadventures with nuclear weaponry. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety ala notable books for adults 9781594202278 by schlosser, eric and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Air force has been handling thousands of nuclear weapons for nearly 70 years without a major radiation accident. Eric schlossers command and control is a sobering and frightening yet fascinating account of the unbelievable peril posed by repeatedly mishandled american nuclear weapons. Aug 11, 2014 eric schlosser, author of fast food nation, spent six years researching americas nuclear weapons. Written with the vibrancy of a firstrate thriller, command and control interweaves the minutebyminute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. Fortunately, he delivers a pageturner, not a doorstop. The author takes the story of the 1980 accident in the missile launch complex 3747 in arkansas.
Buy a cheap copy of command and control book by eric schlosser. Command and control explores the precarious balance between the need for nuclear weapon safety and the need to defend the united states from attack. Eric schlossers command and control is part technothriller, part careful historical investigation. The documentary will also air on pbss american experience in early january 2017. There is genuine heartinyourthroat suspense in eric schlosser s accounting of the big hits and nearmisses during the past halfcentury of the nuclear age. Titusville man recalls damascus nuclear missile accident. Eric schlosser detonates a truth bomb in command and control, a powerful expose. Command and control ebook by eric schlosser 9781101638668. Eric schlosser is an american author known for his investigative journalism. Command and control reads like a characterdriven thriller as schlosser draws on his deep reporting, extensive interviews, and documents obtained via the freedom of information act to demonstrate how human error, computer glitches, dilution of authority, poor communications, occasional incompetence, and the routine hoarding of crucial. The following is an excerpt from eric schlossers book, command and control.
August 11, 2014 eric schlosser, author of fast food. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and con trol, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Command and control centres on the explosion of a titan missile in an arkansas silo in 1980. Nowadays or at least until november last year it is fashionable to having read schlosser s junk food nation, and having thought it excellent, i decided to pick up command and con trol as a followup to rhodess the making of the atom bomb. Oct 01, 2009 command and control is a terrifying book. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers. Schlosser is the author of the bestselling expose fast food nation, published in 2001. After reading eric schlossers new book, command and control, you will marvel that in this and many other nuclear accidents that have occurred over. It depicts the urgent effort by american scientists, policymakers, and military officers to ensure that nuclear. Unfortunately, the command and control of americas nuclear weapons has been far from 100% perfect, as investigative journalist eric schlosser points out in his latest book command and control.
Command and controlinterweaves the minutebyminute 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. Excerpt from eric schlossers terrifying book on nukes. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons. Its extraordinary no city has been destroyed since. A dramatic hourbyhour account of the damascus explosion is interspersed with analysis of. In sections, command and control reads like a characterdriven thriller as schlosser draws on his deep reporting, extensive interviews, and documents obtained via. Its about the nuclear weapons programs of the united states and how much danger it puts even the. F or his latest book, command and control, the american author eric schlosser spent six years immersed in the world of nuclear weapons.
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