# Command and Control by Eric Schlosser

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Command and Control by Eric Schlosser and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a gripping history of nuclear weapons safety, centred on the 1961 Damascus accident, that leaves readers both unsettled and well informed.

## Why people recommend it

- Gripping, well-told nuclear history (2 comments): "If you're into Nuclear history check it out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48231870)) "i really enjoyed that one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49608391))
- Enjoyable read worth buying (2 comments): "I agree so strongly that I moved it from my 'to buy' list to bought" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49901372)) "i really enjoyed that one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49608391))
- Pairs well with other reading (2 comments): "that would probably be a great companion to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49900762)) "You might also enjoy "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49605291))

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- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143125788?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780143125785) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Command and Control by Eric Schlosser", https://hackerapproved.com/p/command-and-control/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).