Limits of safety organizations accidents and nuclear weapons

Scott D Sagan

Limits of safety organizations accidents and nuclear weapons - Princeton Princeton University Press 1995 - xvi,286p. PB 23x14.5cm.

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 apparently 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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Nuclear weapons--United States--Safety measures
Nuclear weapons--Accidents--United States

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