A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe

Re:A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe by arbuge on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:37PM (#21045531)

Another good one to illustrate the fragility of the world we live in: One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs.

To me it was eye-opening to read about all the close shaves which could easily have ended in catastrophic misinterpretation by one side, and to wonder what might be going on along similar lines today.

The events described in this book were also dramatized in the movie "Thirteen Days".

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Re:A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe by matthewmcg on Monday September 23, 2019 @10:37AM (#21049290)

I agree on the recommendation for Dobbs' book.

"Thirteen Days" is an enjoyable movie, but it does overlook the recklessness of some of the Kennedy administration's actions. For a more critical view, see this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/01/the-rea...

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