What is Reddit's opinion of The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner?

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> If they end up using it, I'm sure it's for a good reason

I would recommend you read Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg (yeah, that Daniel Ellsberg). It may change your notions on that.

>@1:30 "everything being in God's hands it [testing weapons] cannot be anything other than good.

Such Bullshit!

I just finished reading The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

It left me with this impression: we need to spread the word - we all face an existential threat. If we are to survivie, we must demand responsible governments and open societies.

There's a great book that came out in the last year or two, called The Doomsday Machine. It details the process for nuclear weapons release, chain of command, common misconceptions, etc. Starts off from when we realized nuclear reactions could be used in war, to how the release protocols have changed over the years, and how there's been a few close calls.

An excellent read if you're interested in how America handles its nuclear arsenal.

Contrary to what Hollywood has taught you, there's more too it than the President saying "Nuke them"

There's a great book that came out in the last year or two, called The Doomsday Machine. It details the process for nuclear weapons release, chain of command, common misconceptions, etc. Starts off from when we realized nuclear reactions could be used in war, to how the release protocols have changed over the years, and how there's been a few close calls.

An excellent read if you're interested in how America handles its nuclear arsenal.

If one of Russias nuclear silos lose contact with Moscow and there is radiation detected over Moscow. The missiles will self launch (target USA) and transmit to every other nuclear silo they fly over that they need to launch as well.*

*The Doomsday Machine - Daniel Ellsberg https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B074HZMN71/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

According to The Doomsday Machine total war was the only option, at least for the first half of the Cold War. At least that wasn't part of the planning for the US and therefore by NATO. That being said, the security measures on individual weapons was such that individual uses could be ordered, but without prior planning and communication the number of weapons that could be used in this way would be quite small (at least in my opinion).

I'm reading Ellsberg's <em>The Doomsday Machine</em> now. Scary! ^(understatement)

Theodore Postol, who says missile defence doesn't work but is dangerous for that very reason, appears in this video: US Misses Putin’s Nuclear Message (1/2)

~~so far as I can search, no part 2 yet~~ Putin, Trump, and the Nuclear Danger (2/2)