Thanks! And +1 on Command and Control—there’s also a documentary version, which focuses mostly on the events of the 1980 Damascus explosion. I recommend the documentary Always/Never—it was made by Sandia, so they gloss over/downplay some aspects relative to Schlosser (e.g. disagreements between the engineers and the military). But it’s an accessible and fascinating (IMO) overview with a ton of first-hand Sandia accounts from e.g. Peurifoy, Spray, Stevens, Howard, as well as senior government and policy folks like Robert McNamara, James Schlesinger, Fred Iklé.
Thanks! And +1 on Command and Control—there’s also a documentary version, which focuses mostly on the events of the 1980 Damascus explosion. I recommend the documentary Always/Never—it was made by Sandia, so they gloss over/downplay some aspects relative to Schlosser (e.g. disagreements between the engineers and the military). But it’s an accessible and fascinating (IMO) overview with a ton of first-hand Sandia accounts from e.g. Peurifoy, Spray, Stevens, Howard, as well as senior government and policy folks like Robert McNamara, James Schlesinger, Fred Iklé.