{"product_id":"15-minutes-general-curtis-lemay-and-the-countdown-to-nuclear-annihilation-1","title":"15 Minutes: General Curtis LeMay and the Countdown to Nuclear Annihilation","description":"Packed with startling revelations, this inside look at the secret side of the Cold War exposes just how close America came to total annihilation\n\nDuring the Cold War, a flight crew had 15 minutes to get their nuke-laden plane in the air from the moment Soviet bombers were detected―15 minutes between the earliest warning of an incoming nuclear strike and the first flash of an enemy warhead. This is the chilling true story of the incredibly risky steps our military took to protect us from that scenario, including:\n\n• Over two thousand loaded bombers that crossed American skies. They sometimes crashed and at least nine times resulted in nuclear weapons being accidentally dropped\n\n• A system that would use timers and rockets to launch missiles even after everyone was dead\n\n• Disastrous atmospheric nuclear testing including the horrific runaway bomb―that fooled scientists and put thousands of men in uniform in the center of a cloud of hot fallout\n\n• A plan to use dry lake beds to rebuild and launch a fighting force in the aftermath of nuclear war\n\nBased on formerly classified documents, military records, press accounts, interviews and over 10 years of research, 15 Minutes is one of the most important works on the atom bomb ever written.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250002087\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250002087.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Keeney, L. Douglas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41769818849338,"sku":"DBV.1250002087.G","price":10.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250002087-0.jpg?v=1792297126","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/15-minutes-general-curtis-lemay-and-the-countdown-to-nuclear-annihilation-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}