Title: 15 minutes
Description: Presents an account of how America was nearly decimated during the Cold War by atomic weapons, drawing on previously classified documents to reveal a sequence of foiled operations, near-misses, and nuclear weapon testing accidents.
Subjects: Nuclear weapons, Government policy, Military History, Military policy, Nuclear warfare, Operational readiness, Cold War, History, Prevention, Armed Forces, United states, armed forces, history, United states, military policy, United states, history, military
Places: United States
People: Curtis E. LeMay
Time periods: 20th century