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008 091019s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2013017151
020 _a9780143125785 (paperback)
020 _a0143125788 (paperback)
040 _aDLC
_bspa
_cDLC
_erda
_dDLC
041 _aeng
042 _apcc
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050 0 0 _aU 264.3
_bS345c 2014
082 0 0 _a363.17/990976774
_223
100 1 _aSchlosser, Eric
_q(Eric Matthew),
_d1959-
_98687
245 1 0 _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
264 1 _aNew York :
_bThe Penguin Press,
_c2014.
300 _axxiii, 632 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
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 zone -- 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 abnornal environment -- Damascus -- Balanced and unbalanced -- The wrong tape -- Like hell -- Con.rm 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
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
_bStrategic Air Command.
_bStrategic Missile Wing, 308th.
610 2 4 _aEstados Unidos.
_bFuerza Aérea
_910548
_xMando Aereo Estratégico.
610 2 4 _aEstados Unidos.
_bFuerza Aerea.
_910549
650 0 _aNuclear weapons
_xAccidents
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aNuclear weapons
_xAccidents
_zArkansas
_xHistory.
650 0 _aTitan (Missile)
_xHistory.
650 0 _aNuclear weapons
_xUnited States
_zSafety measures.
650 0 _aNuclear weapons
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aArmas nucleares
_xHistoria
_94555
650 4 _aArmas nucleares
_xPolítica gubernamental
_zEstados Unidos
_910550
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_cBK