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Command and Control

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What’s it about?

A gripping investigation into the hidden history of America's nuclear arsenal, revealing how close we've come to accidental catastrophe—and why the greatest threat may not be war, but human error.

You’ll learn

  • Nuclear weapons are dangerously prone to accidents
  • Safety often sacrificed for operational readiness
  • Human fallibility is the weakest link in command
  • Secrecy has hidden near-misses for decades