Raven Rock
by Garrett M. Graff · first published 2017
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"The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Provided by publisher.
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For those interested in this article, there's a book worth reading about this general subject: Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die by Garrett Graff https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MHAG72/ .
on “How to Survive a Nuclear War: The York Experiment” ↗If you liked the stuff here, I would highly encourage you to read this: https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Rock-Governments-Secret-Itself-... It's very well written and lots of pictures (half the book)
on “Secret Landscape: America's cold war infrastructure” ↗…times by Bradley Garrett looks into this industry (with a focus on the high-end). * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Garrett On the US government's efforts on preparedness over the decades, see Raven Rock by Garrett Graff: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_Rock_Mountain_Complex * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Graff
on “Why rich people are panic-buying panic rooms” ↗Ditto for "Command and Control". Good read, very terrifying how much lack of control there was/is. I can recommend "Raven Rock" as another good read. How very rational people and be totally irrational. Living near Raven Rock and Camp David for over 50 years, we always assumed that if the missiles started flying, we be toast in…
on “US has lost at least three nuclear bombs that have never been located” ↗…access to basically everything. I have read it and highly recommend it. I haven't read the others below but have them all on my shelves, waiting to be read. "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser, "Raven Rock: the story of the U.S. government's secret plan to save itself" by Garrett Graff for a historical, US-centric overview. "On Thermonuclear War" by Herman Kahn for a more technical, if somewhat outdated,…
on “Ask HN: Best resources to learn about nuclear war risks?” ↗…remember reading that the Soviets had significantly better preparations for civilian protection in nuclear war than the US (including more bunkers in cities), but I'm struggling to remember where. Possibly Raven Rock (subtitle: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die) by Garrett Graff.
on “The thousands of atomic bombs exploded on Earth (2015)” ↗