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Podcast on nuclear history
Here's a link to an interview I did on the True Spies podcast about nuclear weapons and technological disasters. The main topic was "Operation Doorstop," a secret effort in the Eisenhower administration to detect fission weapon parts if smuggled across the border inside Soviet diplomatic pouches. The project was a favorite of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.”
― Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology: An Inside Look at Catastrophes and Why They Happen
― Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology: An Inside Look at Catastrophes and Why They Happen
“Consistency, say some, is the sign of a small mind, but it’s a real virtue with high-power technology. Having lots of the same devices out in the field lets us compile a record of experience.”
― Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology: An Inside Look at Catastrophes and Why They Happen
― Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology: An Inside Look at Catastrophes and Why They Happen
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