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

(Part of the Princeton Studies in International History and Politics Series)

by Scott D. Sagan

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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 nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. In this provocative book, Scott Sagan challenges such optimism...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691021015

ISBN13:9780691021010

Release Date:January 1995

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:302 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

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Arms Control Conventional Engineering Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History International & World Politics International Relations Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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