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

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.

Author: Scott Douglas Sagan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 01/29/1995
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.09w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780691021010

About the Author
Scott D. Sagan, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, is the author of Moving Targets: Nuclear Strategy and National Security (Princeton).