Scott Douglas Sagan The Limits of Safety (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: The Limits of SafetyCondition: NewEAN: 9780691021010ISBN: 9780691021010Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 01/29/1995Item Height: 254mmItem Length: 197mmItem Weight: 425gAuthor: Scott Douglas SaganLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear WeaponsISBN-10: 0691021015Description: 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.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Princeton Studies in International History and PoliticsTopic: Society & Culture, Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 1995

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