Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety

Presents A Minute-by-minute Account Of An H-bomb Accident That Nearly Caused A Nuclear Disaster, Examining Other Near Misses And America's Growing Susceptibility To A Catastrophic Event. Author's Note -- Selected Cast Of Characters -- Acronyms And Abbreviations -- The Titan -- Not Good -- New Wave -- No Lone Zone -- Spheres Within Spheres -- Potential Hazards -- Machinery Of Control -- The Best, The Biggest, And The Most -- In Violation -- Megadeath -- Accidents Will Happen -- Acceptable Risks -- The Optimum Mix -- Breaking In -- Out Of Control -- Decapitation -- The Brink -- An Abnornal Environment -- Damascus -- Balanced And Unbalanced -- The Wrong Tape -- Like Hell -- Con.rm Or Deny -- The End -- Epilogue. Eric Schlosser. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 583-611) And Index.