Ellsberg describes his book as a “chronicle of human madness”. It is also a compendium of lies, told by the military’s top brass to civilian colleagues in government (including the President) and the public. The biggest fiction regards the purpose of America’s nuclear arsenal.
18 January 2018, The Tablet
Fingers on the buttons: a disturbing real-life story of the nuclear age
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