Summary: Since the dawn of the nuclear age, the dilemma has been: how do you deploy weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them? Schlosser argues that through a combination of human fallibility and technological complexity, America’s nuclear weapons still pose a grave risk to mankind. Written with the vibrancy of a first-rate thriller, "Command and Control" interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a nuclear missile silo in rural Arkansas with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. It depicts the urgent effort by American scientists, policy makers, and military offices to ensure that nuclear weapons can’t be stolen, sabotaged, used without permission, or detonated inadvertently. Schlosser is the author of New York Times bestsellers "Fast Food Nation" and "Reefer Madness." His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and The Nation.
