In command and control, eric schlosser investigates the safety of stored nuclear warheads. After reading eric schlosser s new book, command and control, you will marvel that in this and many other nuclear accidents that have occurred over the years, there has never been an unintended. Cars real estate jobs obituaries special sections classifieds crosswords. Written by kenner and eric schlosser based on schlossers book command and control. The documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. It reveals how even the most brilliant of minds can offer us only the illusion of control. In the course of reporting the justreleased book, command and control. This new book command and control by eric schlosser, the author of fast food nation and reefer madness, aims to help put a new kind of.
This book has been on my reading list for several years now, but i have to. Nuclear bombs must be handled with the proper care, yet that. The result is a work with the multilayered density of an ambitiously conceived novel. The main part of the voyage is schlossers fascinating account of one of the most serious accidents in the history of the. Through the details of a single accident, schlosser illustrates how an unlikely event can become. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the. There is genuine heartinyourthroat suspense in eric schlossers accounting of the big hits and nearmisses during the past halfcentury of the nuclear age. Spread throughout the book, in half a dozen closely reported. It is shocking to contemplate, but the nuclear detonations. Published by penguin books i think this book qualifies as the best thriller i have ever read and its all true. Command and control, which premiered at the tribeca 2016 film festival, is a highstakes documentary thriller from robert kenner, director of the emmyawardwinning film food, inc, which was based on eric schlossers bestselling book fast food nation. At schlosser real estate, we have been following a successful strategy for selling homes for over 80 years. The united state has built about 70,000 nuclear weapons, points out author eric schlosser, whose book command and control served as a.
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Eric schlossers command and control tracks nuclear mishaps. Unfortunately, the command and control of americas nuclear weapons has been far from 100% perfect, as investigative journalist eric schlosser points out in his latest book command and control. As eric schlosser, author of fast food nation, suggests in his extraordinary new book, that things. Eric schlosser is the author of fast food nation and reefer madness, as well as the coauthor of a childrens book, chew on this. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Weatherization 1, where to be or not to be 18, real estate 2, where are the rich going 4. Schlosser selling advantage lavallette real estate.
Investigative journalist eric schlosser is the author of the new york times bestselling books fast food nation, which helped launch a revolution in how people think about what they eat. Famed investigative journalist eric schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of. Robert kenner directed command and control, which is based on eric schlossers book. Nowadays or at least until november last year it is fashionable to having read schlosser s junk food nation, and having thought it excellent, i decided to pick up command and con trol as a followup to rhodess the making of the atom bomb. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons famed investigative journalist eric schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management. A reallife adventure thats every bit as fascinating as a tom clancy thriller. A groundbreaking account of accidents, nearmisses, extraordinary heroism, and technological breakthroughs, command and control explores the dilemma that has existed since. Techno thrillers have got nothing on this truelife account of the united states misadventures with nuclear weaponry. Earthshaking revelations abound by helenhighly synopsis. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident and the illusion of safety. The main part of the voyage is schlosser s fascinating account of one of the most serious accidents in the history of the.
Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. It depicts the urgent effort to ensure that nuclear weapons cant be stolen, sabotaged, used. Famed investigative journalist eric schlosser will discuss and sign his new book command and control. The united states has built about 70,000 nuclear weapons, points out author eric schlosser, whose book command and control served as a. Schlossers disquieting but riveting book looks at every aspect of nuclear risk, examining problems with the command and control systems that. In this excerpt from the event, command and control, eric schlosser, acclaimed investigative journalist, author and producer, uncovers the.
While command and control definitely contains a lot of fascinating cold war history and strategy, its main focus is on how the u. Watch command and control american experience official. Command and control reveals that the greatest threat we face from nuclear weapons probably comes not from foreign enemies, like the soviets during. Reefer madness, which probed the flourishing black market of sex, drugs, and cheap labor. Command and control the nuclear war video inspired by eric schlosser new book by idudeabide. Schlosser opens with the story of a routine maintenance procedure that two crewmen were undertaking on the missile. Eric schlosser, author of fast food nation, spent six years researching americas nuclear weapons. From the very beginning of the atomic age, there has been a sense of this immense power just being on the verge of slipping out of our control. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Unfortunately, the command and con trol of americas nuclear weapons has been far from 100% perfect, as investigative journalist eric schlosser points out in his latest book command and con trol. Command and control is organized a bit like a caribbean cruise. Command and control by eric schlosser overdrive rakuten. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers. Schlosser is the author of the bestselling expose fast food nation, published in 2001. Schlosser opens with the story of a routine maintenance procedure. After reading eric schlossers new book, command and control, you will marvel that in this and many other nuclear accidents that have occurred over.
Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident and the illusion of safety, schlosser obtained a newly declassified document about a. Command and control is a 2016 american documentary film directed by robert kenner and based on the 20 nonfiction book. The folly of man and the inevitability of disaster are the twin engines powering command and control, a riveting and dismaying documentary from food, inc. Just a few pages into command and control isbn 9781594202278 a titan ii missile begins. Drawing on recently declassified documents and interviews with men who designed and routinely handled nuclear weapons, command and control takes readers into a terrifying but fascinating world that, until now, has been largely hidden from view. Nowadays or at least until november last year it is fashionable to having read schlossers junk food nation, and having thought it excellent, i decided to pick up command and control as a followup to rhodess the making of the atom bomb. Command and control, by eric schlosser financial times. The documentary will air on pbss american experience on january 10th. Command and control may not be a book that interests everyone, but the world would be a safer, more sober place if it were. Air force has been handling thousands of nuclear weapons for nearly 70 years without a major radiation accident. Meet eric schlosser and listen to him talk about command and control on thursday, october 3. Command and control is a firstrate work of history and a damn fine guide to complex risk, but its lasting value lies in schlossers chilling reminder that these weapons are more than simply curiosities of a different era.
Directed and cowritten by robert kenner, whose previous efforts food, inc. While command and control includes an overview of nearmisses, the film, produced by pbs as part of its american experience series and based on the book by journo eric schlosser fast food nation, reefer madness makes its point through a detailed analysis of a single incident from 1980 at a strategic air command sac silo near damascus, ark. This freakish event is at the core of eric schlossers new book, command and control. Barely in command, nearly out of control the boston globe. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of. But the events chronicled in command and control, a documentary by robert kenner based on the book by eric schlosser, are terrifying nonetheless. Comment estce quamazon procede a levaluation par etoiles. After reading eric schlossers new book, command and control, you will marvel that in this and many other nuclear accidents that have. Command and control, by eric schlosser the new york times. Command and con trol is organized a bit like a caribbean cruise. Adapted from eric schlossers book, robert kenners command and control which starts its commercial run at the hot docs cinema this week after wellreceived screenings at the festival earlier. Schlosser, its obvious, has done a stupendous amount of research, talking to everybody, chasing up every note and file that can be read, and with 92 pages of notes at the end of the book to prove. Cutting between a minutebyminute breakdown of a notorious 1980 accident involving a titan ii nuclear missile in rural arkansas and a deep, contextual history of the u.
Command and control is nonfiction that reads like an edgeofyourseat thriller. Eric schlosser command and control nuclear weapons, the. Command and control exposes ongoing nuclear threat the. Command and control ranks among the most nightmarish books written in recent years.
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