The Limits of Safety Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons /

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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 n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sagan, Scott Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1995.
Edición:4. print., 1st pbk. ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Nuclear weapons > Accidents > United States.
Nuclear weapons > United States > Safety measures.
Armes nucléaires > Accidents > États-Unis.
Nuclear weapons > Safety measures.
Nuclear weapons > Accidents.
Unfallverhütung
Kernwaffe
Sicherheitsmassnahme.
Atomwaffe.
United States.
USA
USA.
Nuclear > Safety
Nuclear > United > Accidents
Nuclear > United > Safety > measures
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 286 Seiten) : Illustrationen, Karten.
ISBN:9780691213064
0691213062

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