The Limits of Safety(English, Paperback, Sagan Scott Douglas)

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The Limits of Safety(English, Paperback, Sagan Scott Douglas) is written by Sagan Scott Douglas and published by Princeton University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0691021015 (ISBN 10) and 9780691021010 (ISBN 13).

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.