Command and Control
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Command and Control
Eric Schlosser
6 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2015–2018.
What people on Hacker News said
A history of America's nuclear weapons program and it's many near-disasters.
However, hearing about the haphazard construction of early nuclear weapons and all the things that went wrong managing the Titan II complexes was really revealing.
Command and Control, a historical account of failures in safety and other procedures with america's nuclear arsenal:
A great history of the US nuclear stockpile interwoven with the story of a specific silo accident
I learned a lot about what kind of errors can happen...
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days? 2015 · 3 recommendations
- Ask HN: What are your favorite non-fiction books of all time? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books you read in 2017? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2016? 2016 · 1 recommendation