{"product_id":"the-limits-of-safety-organizations-accidents-and-nuclear-weapons-paperback","title":"The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Douglas Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental tragedies such as Chernobyl and the \u003ci\u003eExxon Valdez\u003c\/i\u003e remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the \u003ci\u003eapparently\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Important and refreshing . . . ranges from the general theory of accidents to how-to-do-it suggestions for any nation's nuclear planners. It is a skilful blending of social, physical, organizational and military science and is highly recommended to readers in all four fields.\"\u003cb\u003e--David L. Sills, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott D. Sagan\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eMoving Targets: Nuclear Strategy and National Security\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.27 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53138553340015,"sku":"9780691021010","price":106.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4966\/4879\/files\/MGNuNE9IL1ZIdTgvRkpTTTFPRm5rQT09.webp?v=1779411370","url":"https:\/\/finderbooks.com\/products\/the-limits-of-safety-organizations-accidents-and-nuclear-weapons-paperback","provider":"Finder Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}