Fail Safe
A gripping novel about a world faced with nuclear disaster, first published in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. As more countries develop nuclear capabilities, the issues raised in this compelling thriller are as timely today as ever.
A gripping novel about a world faced with nuclear disaster, first published in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. As more countries develop nuclear capabilities, the issues raised in this compelling thriller are as timely today as ever.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780880016544 (088001654X)
Publish date: July 10th 1999
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Thriller,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic,
Suspense
What happens when the safeguards in a system fail to protect us? An unidentified flying object comes into American air space so all the military might is called up to identify it and protect the U.S. from it. Once the all-clear is given, one group of bombers don't step down. They continue as if t...
“The world is no longer man's theatre. Man has been made into a helpless spectator. The two evil forces he has created- science and the state- have combined into one monstrous body. We're at the mercy of our monster...” The Big Board from the 1964 movie.As I was making my way through the public scho...
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