Fail-Safe: A Novel of Nuclear War — Automation and Mutually Assured Destruction
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world — one book at a time.
This episode explores Fail-Safe: A Novel of Nuclear War by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler as a systems-level analysis of how automated deterrence architecture influences behavior, belief, and institutional outcomes under extreme uncertainty.
By focusing on patterns rather than individuals, the episode shows why these systems persist — even when their consequences are widely recognized.
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