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

by Scott D. Sagan

Book Overview

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: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"