Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg is an American activist and former military analyst who is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers to the public in 1971. These top-secret documents detailed the United States government's military involvement in Vietnam, revealing significant government deception. His actions played a crucial role in shaping public opinion about the Vietnam War and led to significant legal and political impacts, including a landmark Supreme Court decision on the First Amendment.
Books
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1. The Doomsday Machine
"The Doomsday Machine" provides a chilling exploration of the precarious systems of nuclear command-and-control, which have consistently been more prone to human and technical error than officially recognized. Drawing from the author's experience as a defense analyst and whistleblower, the book reveals how the strategies and policies governing the use of nuclear weapons have endangered humanity by bringing us closer to accidental or intentional global annihilation. Through declassified documents and insider knowledge, it exposes the true extent of the existential risk posed by the nuclear arsenals of superpowers, questioning the rationality and morality of policies that continue to jeopardize human survival.
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