The Fail-Safe Fallacy. -

Hook, Sidney

Published by New York: Stein and Day., 1963

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32 Seiten, OHLn., OU., 19 x 12,5 cm. In englischer Sprache. - "Why is it illogical as well as improbable that U.S. planes would proceed to bomb Moscow because of the accidental failure of a single part of a computer? If U.S. planes did get past the fail-safe point, why would the government not behave in the stupid way depicted by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler in their novel 'Fail-Safe'? What would be the likely Soviet reaction to a fail-safe accident if Moscow were bombed? Are the safeguards too few or are there so many they could prove crippling in an emergency? Professor Hook answers these questions authoritatively and sets out to prove that 'Fail-Safe', one of the most widely publicized books of our time, is at best, a piece of unscientific science-fiction that causes grave anxiety and deflects attention from the real dangers we face today" (Klappentext). - Provenienz: Bibliothek des Journalisten und ZEIT-Herausgebers Theo Sommer (1930-2022; Nachlassexlibris auf dem vorderen Spiegel). - Der Schutzumschlag minimal angerändert; gutes Exemplar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fail-Safe Fallacy. -
• Publisher: New York: Stein and Day.
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • Aus der Bibliothek eines Journalisten