A House of Dynamite exposes many weaknesses in US nuclear defenses—including psychological pressures that could cause defense professionals to crack up.
As I recall, the point of mutually assured destruction was to ensure that neither side could survive a nuclear strike. The ABM, Star Wars and other systems were not only chimeric in their supposed targeting abilities. They were inherently destabilizing because they made the threat of a nuclear exchange less frightening.
Just a minor (and insignificant) distinction, "an era when politicians pushed for bomb shelters" since many did want them. But the plans were for "fallout shelters" to save people after the bombs created deadly fall out. Robert Heinlein built a fall out shelter in Colorado. In his book it was used as a bomb shelter and a time travel box.
As I recall, the point of mutually assured destruction was to ensure that neither side could survive a nuclear strike. The ABM, Star Wars and other systems were not only chimeric in their supposed targeting abilities. They were inherently destabilizing because they made the threat of a nuclear exchange less frightening.
You are correct, sir.
Just a minor (and insignificant) distinction, "an era when politicians pushed for bomb shelters" since many did want them. But the plans were for "fallout shelters" to save people after the bombs created deadly fall out. Robert Heinlein built a fall out shelter in Colorado. In his book it was used as a bomb shelter and a time travel box.
(Farnham's Freehold
Novel by Robert A. Heinlein).