Command and Control

I'm sure there are people out there who would love this, but I just didn't care about a lot of it. The Cold War stuff got so boring for me, even though I definitely understand why it was included. The stuff about Demarcus was really interesting though. If you're like me, just go watch the American Experience Command and Control episode (as of this writing it's on Netflix). If you're interested in the Cold War you'll probably enjoy this more than I did.

3.5/5

“... we escaped the Cold War without a nuclear holocaust by some combination of skill, luck, and divine intervention, and I suspect the latter in greatest proportion.”

Fascinating and absolutely terrifying. I cannot believe we made it through the Cold War without at least one city being bombed.

Resilience reading - systems - pathological dynamics - inertia & normal accidents