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

by Eric Schlosser

Command and Control is a gripping investigation into the hidden dangers of nuclear weapons—focusing on a single, near-apocalyptic accident in 1980 when a missile in Arkansas almost triggered a nuclear explosion on U.S. soil. Eric Schlosser reveals a shocking truth: the Cold War-era systems designed to prevent nuclear catastrophe were riddled with human error, mechanical failures, and near-misses that could have changed history. With meticulous research and heart-pounding storytelling, this book shatters the illusion of nuclear safety. Because history doesn’t repeat, but it sure loves a remix.