The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by
Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and
continues to explore the little-known history of the management and
safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. "A devastatingly
lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S.
Fascinating." -Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine "Perilous and gripping .
. . Schlosser skillfully weaves together an engrossing account of
both the science and the politics of nuclear weapons safety." -San
Francisco Chronicle A myth-shattering expose of America's nuclear
weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to
uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal.
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: How do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being
destroyed by them? That question has never been resolved-and
Schlosser reveals how the combination of human fallibility and
technological complexity still poses a grave risk to mankind. While
the harms of global warming increasingly dominate the news, the
equally dangerous yet more immediate threat of nuclear weapons has
been largely forgotten. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate
thriller, Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute
story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas
with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It
depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers,
and military officers to ensure that nuclear weapons can't be
stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated
inadvertently. Schlosser also looks at the Cold War from a new
perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the
stories of bomber pilots, missile commanders, maintenance crews,
and other ordinary servicemen who risked their lives to avert a
nuclear holocaust. At the heart of the book lies the struggle, amid
the rolling hills and small farms of Damascus, Arkansas, to prevent
the explosion of a ballistic missile carrying the most powerful
nuclear warhead ever built by the United States. Drawing on
recently declassified documents and interviews with people 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. Through the details of a
single accident, Schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can
become unavoidable, how small risks can have terrible consequences,
and how the most brilliant minds in the nation can only provide us
with an illusion of control. Audacious, gripping, and
unforgettable, Command and Control is a tour de force of
investigative journalism, an eye-opening look at the dangers of
America's nuclear age.
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