The Cold War - Nuclear Fear | 3
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The Illusion of Nuclear Safety
In the nuclear age, war planning meant planning for continuity of government Someone had to be in charge, because only one person could order a nuclear attack Cold war planners came up with a line of succession that stretched into the hundreds. The same system that kept a rogue military officer from launching a world-ending nuclear strike might prevent the strategic air command from responding if the president were killed. journalist Eric Schlosser explores this concept in his fascinating, terrifying book, Command and Control.
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