Simon & Schuster · New release
The Six Minute War
Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate Armageddon
Simon & Schuster · Military History
Released October 20, 2026 · ISBN 9781668052594
About the book
The 1983 near-misses — Flight 007, a false alarm over Moscow, Able Archer — and Dobbs's question: have we already handed the decision to machines?
The Picky Reader note: a notable new release we're tracking. We'll add our own take when we revisit it.
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