9780691032214-0691032211-The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics, 53)

The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics, 53)

ISBN-13: 9780691032214
ISBN-10: 0691032211
Edition: First Edition
Author: Scott Douglas Sagan
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 308 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780691032214
ISBN-10: 0691032211
Edition: First Edition
Author: Scott Douglas Sagan
Publication date: 1993
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover 308 pages

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The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics, 53) (ISBN-13: 9780691032214 and ISBN-10: 0691032211), written by authors Scott Douglas Sagan, was published by Princeton University Press in 1993. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Weapons & Warfare (Military History) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics, 53) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Weapons & Warfare books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.22.

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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.

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