Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-12-09
Books mentioned on Part Three: The Men Who Might Have Killed Us All
Robert continues the harrowing story of the men who decided we should be ready to rain nuclear hellfire on everyone at a moments notice forever. See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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You Know What They Say...
Discussed“In a good essay on the subject for his book, you know what they say, the truth about popular belief. Alfie Conn gives a succinct version of what we might call the skeptics's case against the necessity of nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki.”
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Draw People in 15 Minutes
Discussed“And I want to read a quote here about members of the strategic bombing survey from Key's book 15 minutes. How did one measure a broken will?”
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Command and Control
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser is a meticulous investigative history of nuclear weapons safety and the alarming catalog of accidents and close calls that have threatened global security.
Discussed“As Schlloer writes in the book Command and Control, as would be expected, Curtis Lame hated the idea of low yield tactical weapons.”
