Fifty-three year old nuclear missile accident revealed
I recently finished Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety [0].  I can't recommend the book enough for how eye opening it really is into how blasé we have been with nuclear weapons.<p>We've been reckless and by all accounts it is a miracle we haven't had a serious accident (there have been a few, just not on our own soil).  The number of close calls is just astounding.<p>Further the book, at one point, talks about America's position on Russia and the attempts to keep them from getting "the bomb".  It is exactly what has played out and will continue to play out with North Korea and Iran.  History is repeating itself and we sure haven't learned from it.<p>[0] <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5R7F8G/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5R7F8G/</a>