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Command and control by eric schlosser 20140703 paperback january 1, 1800 see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. Find out whats really been going on since world war ii, when the first nuclear bomb was invented, and how lucky we are to still be here despite numerous accidents and close calls that could have kicked off armageddon. Behind the counter by eric schlosser is about the fast food industry and how it had been changed with the past of the years. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety kindle edition by eric schlosser. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons famed investigative journalist eric schlosser digs deep to. Dec 11, 2014 his book fast food nation forever changed the way we think about what we eat. Schlosser s view of the food industry as demonstrated in his book. Unfortunately, the command and control of americas nuclear weapons has been far from 100% perfect, as investigative journalist eric schlosser points out in his latest book command and control. Eric schlosser is the author of fast food nation and reefer madness, as well as the coauthor of a childrens book, chew on this. See more ideas about ebooks, books and audio books. A complaint of modern life is that society is dominated by large and impersonal secondary organizations. Incidents schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 damascus titan missile explosion and the 1961 goldsboro b52 crash.
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