I havent read anything from eric schlosser since fast food nation and i havent read any documentary or informational books. A documentary and a new book remind us that possessing a nuclear arsenal. Eric schlosser wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. A few of my friends suggested that i should pickup command and con trol. Its a documentary but, make no mistake, it feels every bit like the suspense story it is. Strangelovian nightmare plays out at a titan ii missile complex in arkansas in september, 1980. Command and control is organized a bit like a caribbean cruise.
When it comes to a theater near you, run to see it. Tim duggan books, an imprint of the crown publishing group, has acquired a new book by eric schlosser, author of fast food nation and command and control, called the great imprisonment. Eric schlosser was born on august 17, 1959 in new york city, new york, usa. Eric schlosser s new documentary film, command and control, will be publicly released later this year. Eric schlosser describes command and control as a cold war book. A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the u. Famed investigative journalist eric schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the. Command and control, by eric schlosser the new york times. Donald trumps glib talk about nukes obscures a greater danger. He has written for rolling stone, the atlantic, and the new yorker, among others, and. Military doc nuclear weapons documentary command and control.
Now kenner and schlosser have reunited for command and control, based on schlosser s pulitzer prizefinalist book of the same name, about a deadly accident at a titan ii missile complex in. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of. Command and control ranks among the most nightmarish books written in recent years. As a filmmaker, schlosser was involved with two films that premiered at the 2016 tribeca film festival.
Unfortunately, the command and con trol of americas nuclear weapons has been far from 100% perfect, as investigative journalist eric schlosser points out in his latest book command and con trol. A mythshattering expose of americas nuclear weapons. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by. Watch command and control american experience official. Command and cont rol filmmakers raise alarm about dangers of accidents from nuclear weapons. Is there command and control over our nuclear weapons. The documentary, based on eric schlossers critically acclaimed book by the. News about eric schlosser, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Command and control the nuclear war video inspired. Eric schlosser s fast food nation was a hilarious and scary expose of the mcdonalds fast food culture in the u. Command and control, terrifying soon at a theater near. Eric schlosser is most famous for fast food nation 2000. The damascus incident is the main story in command and control, a new documentary by the director robert kenner that adapts a book by journalist eric schlosser of fast food nation fame.
Three years ago eric schlosser wrote command and control. Schlosser s disquieting but riveting book looks at every aspect of nuclear risk, examining problems with the command and control systems that in theory were supposed to provide presidents with. The book is an investigation of americas prison system, which continues to expand year after year, leading to a state of mass incarceration that is doing serious harm to. Robert kenners new film, command and control, adapts this one episode reported in eric schlosser s eponymous, pulitzer prize finalist book. In his gripping new book command and control, eric schlosser shows that the united states has often relied on what he calls the illusion of.
A new documentary based on schlosser s book, also called command and control opening wednesday in new york city, explores in whiteknuckle detail one such incident, at a titan ii missile. The findings are part of a larger story supported by declassified military documents in his latest book, command and cont rol. S command and con trol is a similarly impressive feat of investigative journalism, although here the subject matter is not so lightheartedly amusing and is infinitely more terrifying than tales of unhealthy burgers produced in. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety is a 20 nonfiction book by eric schlosser about the history of. Eric schlosser and the illusion of nuclear weapons safety.
Like that book, his new one aims to pierce a false sense of comfort, in this case the. Eric schlosser is the author of fast food nation and reefer madness, as well as the coauthor of a childrens book, chew on this. Command and control nuclear weapons the damascus accident. Based on the criticallyacclaimed book by eric schlosser, this chilling documentary exposes the terrifying truth about the management of.
The oscarshortlisted documentary command and con trol, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Eric schlossers superb account of nuclear nearmisses reveals the. A new documentary based on schlossers book, also called command and control opening wednesday in new york city, explores in whiteknuckle detail one such incident, at a titan ii missile. Eric schlosser detonates a truth bomb in command and control, a powerful. Robert kenner and eric schlosser discuss their new documentary. Both novel and movie concern the blackly entertaining efforts of politicians and. His work has appeared in the atlantic monthly, the new yorker, the nation, and vanity fair, and he was an executive producer on the films fast food nation and there will be blood and a coproducer of the documentary food inc. The documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety is a 20 book by investigative journalist eric schlossser that explores the history of the united states nuclear weapons, efforts to control them, and accidents involving them, focusing particularly on the september 1980 titan ii missile explosion in arkansas. A titan nuclear missile in command and control, a documentary recounting how. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore.
The smallest innocuous incident can trigger deadly results, investigative journalist eric schlosser told an engaged group of listeners at kpccs crawford family forum monday, october 7. Robert kenner command and con trol official trailer 1 2016 documentary a chilling, dr. Watch command and control american experience official site. Incidents schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 damascus titan missile explosion and the 1961 goldsboro b52 crash. He is a producer and writer, known for there will be blood 2007, food, inc. The new generation of dominican models redefining beauty. Based on the bestselling book of the same name by eric schlosser who appears as one of the interviewees, the film details one particular nuclear weapons incident that most people in american dont remember or dont realize actually.
The time america almost nuked arkansas popular mechanics. The main part of the voyage is schlosser s fascinating account of one of the most serious accidents in the history of the. Command and control official trailer 1 2016 documentary. Schlosser also looks at the cold war from a new perspective, offering history from the ground up, telling the. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety is a 20 nonfiction book by eric schlosser about the history of nuclear weapons systems in the united states. New york times 100 notable books of 20 fiction and nonfiction. It was a finalist for the 2014 pulitzer prize for history. There are so many good and bad titles out there that its always a hit or a miss. A riveting and dismaying documentary from director robert kenner about a 1980 nuclear disaster that took. Command and control is a 2016 american documentary film directed by robert kenner and based on the 20 nonfiction book of the same name by eric schlosser.
Command and control by eric schlosser overdrive rakuten. Command and control, a 2016 episode of the ongoing pbs program the american experience, shows us why. The documentary will also air on pbss american experience in early january 2017. Accident illusion of safety eric schlosser command and control. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to. Robert kenner and eric schlosser discuss their new documentary, command and control build series. Command and control, directed by veteran filmmaker robert kenner food, inc. Nuclear weapons, the damascus accident, and the illusion of safety. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. In a new documentary command and control, filmmakers robert kenner and eric schlosser make a compelling case about a potential disaster that few are talking about, illustrated by the story of the titan ii near miss in 1980 in damascus, arkansas. The lesson of this powerful and disturbing book is that the worlds nuclear.
From the very beginning of the atomic age, there has been a sense of this immense power just being on the. Published by penguin books i think this book qualifies as the best thriller i have ever read and its all true. The oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlossers book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. Investigative journalist eric schlosser, author of the new york times bestselling book fast food nation, will discuss his new book, command and control, which examines the efforts of the military, since the atomic era began during world war ii, to prevent nuclear weapons from being stolen, sabotaged or detonated by accident. Command and control the oscarshortlisted documentary command and control, directed by robert kenner, finds its origins in eric schlosser s book and continues to explore the littleknown history of the management and safety concerns of americas nuclear aresenal. He has been married to shauna redford since october 5, 1985. Eric matthew schlosser born august 17, 1959 is an american journalist and author known for his investigative journalism, such as in his books fast food nation 2001, reefer madness 2003, and command and control.
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