Command and Control (book)

Command and Control
AuthorEric Schlosser
SubjectNuclear weapons
GenreNonfiction
PublisherPenguin Press
Publication date
September 17, 2013
Pages632
ISBN1594202273
OCLC1285471375
363.17/990976774
LC ClassU264.3 .S45 2013

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety is a 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems and accidents involving nuclear weapons in the United States.[1] Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash, and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash.[2][3] It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History.[4] A documentary film based on the book aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS in early 2017.[5]

  1. ^ "Nuclear 'Command And Control': A History Of False Alarms And Near Catastrophes". NPR. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ Axelrod, Jim (21 September 2013). "Author Eric Schlosser: Hydrogen bomb almost detonated in North Carolina in 1961". CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ Mechanic, Michael (15 September 2013). "A Sneak Peek at Eric Schlosser's Terrifying New Book on Nuclear Weapons". Mother Jones. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  5. ^ "Watch Command and Control". PBS.org. Retrieved 2019-10-28.