Raven Rock
The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself-while the Rest of Us Die
New York ; London ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, [2017]
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: xxv, 529 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
"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.
Contents:
Project S-1 -- Mr. Rance Campbell -- The Beard Lot project -- Apple Jack alert -- The spirit of Camp David -- The New Frontier -- Cuban Missile Crisis -- Angel is airborne -- The Tyler precedent -- The madman theory -- Mount Pony -- The unlikely hawk -- War games -- Designated survivor -- Nine naught eight -- 9/11 -- The days after -- Doomsday prepping.
Subjects:
Civil defense -- United States -- History.
Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.
Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States -- History.
Military planning -- United States.
Nuclear warfare.
Cold War.
United States -- Defenses.
Civil defense -- United States -- History.
Crisis management in government -- United States -- History.
Emergency management -- Government policy -- United States -- History.
Military planning -- United States.
Nuclear warfare.
Cold War.
United States -- Defenses.
ISBN:
9781476735405 (hardcover)
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HISTORY North Am. US Modern Gra | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-505) and index.