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Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself–While the Rest of Us Die

byGarrett M. Graff

Garrett M. Graff uncovers the U.S. government's secret plans to preserve leadership after nuclear attack or another national catastrophe. From mountain bunkers and airborne command posts to classified communications, evacuation schemes, and lines of succession, the continuity-of-government system expanded across the Cold War and into the age of terrorism. The book follows officials, engineers, soldiers, and presidents who prepared to save the state even when most citizens could not be protected. Graff reveals the extraordinary infrastructure beneath familiar democracy and asks what government survival means if the public is left outside.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication date

May 22, 2018

Format

Print edition

Pages

560

ISBN

9781476735429