Too Close for Comfort

Too Close for Comfort
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Publisher : Chatham House Publishers
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1784130141
ISBN-13 : 9781784130145
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Book Synopsis Too Close for Comfort by : Patricia Lewis

Download or read book Too Close for Comfort written by Patricia Lewis and published by Chatham House Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases of near nuclear use due to misunderstanding demonstrate the importance of the human judgment factor in nuclear decisionmaking. This report applies a risk lens, based on factoring probability and consequence, to a set of cases of near use and instances of sloppy practices from 1962 to 2013.


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