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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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover page
  • Half-title page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Acronyms
  • Introduction: Expecting the Unexpected
  • Chapter 1: The Origins of Accidents
  • Chapter 2: Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Chapter 3: Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Chapter 4: Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident
  • Chapter 5: Learning by Trial and Terror
  • Chapter 6: The Limits of Safety
  • Index

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