Blundering into disaster

Author(s)

• McNamara, Robert S.

Bibliographic Information

Blundering into disaster

Robert McNamara

Bloomsbury, 1987, c1986

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A study of nuclear defence by a man who served as Secretary of Defense during both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He argues that given recent nuclear accidents (Challenger and Chernobyl), we can no longer rely on technical perfection and that systems could fail and lead to disaster.

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Details

• NCID: BA66373669
• ISBN:
  • 0747500096
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 212 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : U264
  • DC19 : 355.8/25119/09
• Subject Headings:
  • PRECIS : Nuclear weapons, 1945-1986. International political aspects
  • LCSH : Nuclear weapons -- History
  • LCSH : International relations
  • LCSH : World politics -- 1945-