Daniel Wasserbly. (2020). The 300: The Inside Story of the Missile Defenders Guarding America Against Nuclear Attack. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Daniel Wasserbly. 2020. The 300: The Inside Story of the Missile Defenders Guarding America Against Nuclear Attack. St. Martin's Publishing Group.

Daniel Wasserbly, The 300: The Inside Story of the Missile Defenders Guarding America Against Nuclear Attack. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2020.

Daniel Wasserbly. The 300: The Inside Story of the Missile Defenders Guarding America Against Nuclear Attack. St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2020.

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   • bioText: DANIEL WASSERBLY is the editor of Jane's International Defence Review, the 120-year-old publisher of military and security news and open-source intelligence. He has appeared as a military expert for BBC World Service and NPR Marketplace, and has discussed missile defense and security issues on the Korean peninsula. He has appeared on CNN, CBC Television, BBC channels, CBC Radio One, and print media interviews for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and others.
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Military and security expert Daniel Wasserbly introduces the elite unit tasked with protecting the nation from long-range weapons of mass destruction.
Comprised of just three hundred soldiers, the United States Army's 100th Missile Defense Brigade and 49th Missile Defense Battalion utilize sophisticated and cutting-edge technology to monitor the skies and seas surrounding the country and shield three hundred million Americans against any potential nuclear threat. Named for the number of Spartan warriors who defended Greece at the Battle of Thermopylae, these vigilant individuals endure rigorous, always-evolving regimens to maintain peak efficiency in the event of an actual nuclear strike.
Assigned to extraordinary locations at Fort Greely, Alaska and Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, the 300 are responsible for the highest levels of homeland security. They not only maintain a never-ending watch via radar and sensor arrays, but receive continuous training in operating advanced interceptors designed to home in on and destroy in-flight ballistic missiles. It's a complex—and occasionally unreliable—defense system that scientists and engineers are always improving and upgrading.
With unprecedented access to the highly classified strategic nerve centers of U.S. Northern Command in Cheyenne Mountain, years of research, and dozens of exclusive interviews with normally inaccessible missile crews, Wasserbly reveals the incredible true story behind the 300's essential defense operations.

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   • source: Sean Naylor, New York Times bestselling author of Relentless Strike
   • content: "A true insider account. If you have the slightest interest in missile defense, The 300 is the book for you."
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   • content: "Wasserbly is eminently qualified to write about missile defense...The depth of his experience and quality of his research are readily apparent."
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     April 1, 2020
     A detailed history of the Missile Defense Agency, a little-known task force created to intercept nuclear missiles. Wasserbly, editor of Jane's International Defence Review, focuses on the personnel at Fort Greely in northern Alaska, the main launch site for the interceptors, chosen because its location allows a clean shot at ICBMs coming over the Pacific or the North Pole. The base, closed down in 1999, reopened in 2001 when President George W. Bush decided to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Reconstruction took another two years while crews trained to operate the sophisticated equipment. The base was initially manned by full-time National Guard troops. At the same time, at Schreiver Air Force Base in Colorado, a command center tracks incoming missiles and passes information and orders to the teams at Greely. The book follows a couple dozen people, from agency directors to crew members and military police charged with keeping intruders out of the base. As you might expect in Alaska, the latter are more often moose and bears than human. The author deals with such issues as changing the length of shifts, but there are also colorful stories of daily life at Greely--and some humor. Wasserbly attempts, without much success, to generate narrative tension as the crews work to test their equipment, especially in live tests against incoming missiles. At first, the tests were jinxed by technical problems, and the Pentagon responded by cutting funds. Eventually, the glitches were fixed, and the crews are confident of success--though there's really no way to simulate an actual attack. Without a suspenseful conclusion, the book is ultimately anticlimactic. For die-hard military buffs who want a look at the people who operate an important element of America's anti-missile defense. (8-page color photo insert)

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Military and security expert Daniel Wasserbly introduces the elite unit tasked with protecting the nation from long-range weapons of mass destruction.
Comprised of just three hundred soldiers, the United States Army's 100th Missile Defense Brigade and 49th Missile Defense Battalion utilize sophisticated and cutting-edge technology to monitor the skies and seas surrounding the country and shield three hundred million Americans against any potential nuclear threat. Named for the number of Spartan warriors who defended Greece at the Battle of Thermopylae, these vigilant individuals endure rigorous, always-evolving regimens to maintain peak efficiency in the event of an actual nuclear strike.
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