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Most people, schlosser continues, may think that they did go away or are even simply in a state of denial. Aug 26, 2014 the oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. That question has never been resolvedand schlosser reveals how. Schlossers disquieting but riveting book looks at every aspect of nuclear risk, examining problems with the command and control systems that. It was released initially in the united states at the tribeca film festival and then in the united kingdom at the sheffield docfest on june 11, 2016. Command and control by eric schlosser overdrive rakuten. Air force has been handling thousands of nuclear weapons for nearly 70 years without a major radiation accident.
Command and control was a finalist for the 2014 pulitzer prize history, a new york times notable book and bestseller, a time magazine top 10 nonfiction book, and won the gold medal award nonfiction from the 20 california book awards. Find out whats really been going on since world war ii, when the first nuclear bomb was invented, and how lucky we are to still be here despite numerous accidents and close calls that could have kicked off armageddon. The story of the us nuclear weapons programs backed up with 100 pages of references is authority that we can use as peace mongers. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons. Command and controlinterweaves the minutebyminute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the united states, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years.
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Eric matthew schlosser born august 17, 1959 is an american journalist and author known for his investigative journalism, such as in his books fast food nation 2001, reefer madness 2003, and command and control. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety is a 20 nonfiction book by eric schlosser about the history of. Eric schlosser is most famous for fast food nation 2000. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons cant be stolen, sabotaged, used. Now eric schlosser turns his keen eye, journalistic prowess, and signature storytelling to an equally urgent subject. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international. Sep 20, 20 investigative journalist eric schlosser is the author of the new york times bestselling books fast food nation, which helped launch a revolution in how people think about what they eat. His work has appeared in the atlantic monthly, rolling stone, the new yorker, vanity fair, and the nation. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety kindle edition published september 17th 20 by penguin books kindle edition, 657 pages. Incidents schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 damascus titan missile explosion and the 1961 goldsboro b52 crash. Reefer madness, which probed the flourishing black market of sex, drugs, and cheap labor. The author takes the story of the 1980 accident in the missile launch complex 3747 in arkansas. Investigative journalist schlossers reefer madness.
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