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- Sagan, Scott Douglas.
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1993.
- Description
- Book — 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Summary
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- List of Figures and Tables Ch. 1The Origins of Accidents Ch. 2Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis Ch. 3Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis Ch. 4Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident Ch. 5Learning by Trial and Terror Ch. 6The Limits of Safety Index.
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Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the apparent excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. In this provocative book, Scott Sagan challenges such optimism. Sagan's research into formerly classified archives penetrates the veil of safety that has surrounded U.S. nuclear weapons and reveals a hidden history of frightening "close calls" to disaster.
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POLISCI-211N-01, POLISCI-311N-01
- Course
- POLISCI-211N-01 -- Nuclear Politics
- Instructor(s)
- Sagan, Scott D
- Course
- POLISCI-311N-01 -- Nuclear Politics
- Instructor(s)
- Sagan, Scott D