Command and Control (book)
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| Author | Eric Schlosser |
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| Subject | Nuclear weapons |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
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Publication date
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September 17, 2013 |
| Pages | 632 |
| ISBN | 1594202273 |
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]
Critical reception
It received a mixed review from the New York Times, which described it as a "disquieting but riveting book" and Schlosser as a "better reporter than policy analyst."[4]
