The Limits of Safety : : Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons /

The Limits of Safety : : Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons / / Scott Douglas Sagan.

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 n...

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Princeton Studies in International History and Politics ; 177
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Introduction. Expecting the Unexpected -- Chapter 1. The Origins of Accidents -- Chapter 2. Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter 3. Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Chapter 4. Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident -- Chapter 5. Learning by Trial and Terror -- Chapter 6. The 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 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.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Nuclear weapons Accidents United States.
Nuclear weapons United States Safety measures.
HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other). bisacsh
Airline accidents.
Bomb alarm system.
Bundy, McGeorge.
Chernobyl accident.
Civilian oversight.
Culture of reliability.
DEFCON 1 alert.
Escalation potential.
Fail-safe system.
Garbage can model.
Great Britain.
Hartinger, James.
ICBM operations.
Interactive complexity.
Kennedy, John R.
March, James.
Mental stability.
Missile forces.
Navigational errors.
Nuclear proliferation.
Operator error.
Organizational culture.
Personnel redundancy.
Rules of engagement.
Soviet Union.
Test launches.
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Figures and Tables --
Acknowledgments --
Acronyms --
Introduction. Expecting the Unexpected --
Chapter 1. The Origins of Accidents --
Chapter 2. Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 3. Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 4. Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident --
Chapter 5. Learning by Trial and Terror --
Chapter 6. The Limits of Safety --
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Contents --
Figures and Tables --
Acknowledgments --
Acronyms --
Introduction. Expecting the Unexpected --
Chapter 1. The Origins of Accidents --
Chapter 2. Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 3. Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 4. Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident --
Chapter 5. Learning by Trial and Terror --
Chapter 6. The Limits of Safety --
Index
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Contents --
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Introduction. Expecting the Unexpected --
Chapter 1. The Origins of Accidents --
Chapter 2. Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 3. Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis --
Chapter 4. Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident --
Chapter 5. Learning by Trial and Terror --
Chapter 6. The Limits of Safety --
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